The Youngest Science: Notes of a Medicine-Watcher
Notes of a Medicine-Watcher
$52.44
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
1 May 1995
Summary
From the 1920s when he watched his father, a general practitioner who made housecalls and wrote his prescriptions in Latin, to his days in medical school and beyond, Lewis Thomas saw medicine evolve from an art into a sophisticated science. "The Youngest Science" is Dr. Thomas‘s account of his life in the medical profession and an inquiry into what medicine is all about—the youngest science, but one rich in possibility and promise.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140243277 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140243275 |
| Author: | Lewis Thomas |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books |
| Imprint: | Penguin USA |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 1 May 1995 |
| Weight: | 227g |
| Dimensions: | 16mm x 128mm x 198mm |
| Series: | Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Series |
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Lewis Thomas
Thomas was a physician, researcher, author, and teacher best known for his essays, which contain lucid meditations and reflections on a wide range of topics. He was a former dean of New York University Medical School and president of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.
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