The Martin Spirit, 9781925043471
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An Englishman’s Aussie spirit sparked medical revolutions and changed a nation.

The Martin Spirit

charles martin and the foundation of biological science in australia

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  • Paperback

    304 pages

  • Release Date

    20 November 2019

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Summary

The Martin Spirit: A Pioneer of Australian Science

The field of science in Australia owes a great debt to Charles Martin. This indefatigable Englishman profoundly impacted the physiology departments of universities in Sydney and Melbourne at the end of the 19th century. Later, he returned to England to lead the Lister Institute, a leading medical research center.

Martin set in motion Australia’s 20th-century medical science advances, inspiring graduates who caught “the Marti…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781925043471
ISBN-10:1925043479
Author:Patricia Morison
Publisher:Halstead Press
Imprint:Halstead Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:304
Release Date:20 November 2019
Weight:620g
About The Author

Patricia Morison

Patricia Morison grew up in Kalgoorlie and majored in history at the Western Australian University, before working in research for the Australian Government, and the Greater London Council. She has contributed several entries to the Australian Dictionary of Biography, and researched and wrote a full length biography of anatomist James Thomas Wilson. She lives in Canberra with her husband Ian.

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