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A witty celebration of the great eccentrics who have performed dangerous experiments on themselves for the benefit of humankind. Many scientists have followed the advice of the great Victorian doctor Jack Haldane to “never experiment on an animal if a man will do” and “never ask anyone to do... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Humphrey Davy: He was superintendent of research at the Medical Pneumatic Institution. He determined that the benefits of the gases were vastly exaggerated. He tested many gases on himself. His colleagues always wondered if he was going to show up at work the next morning. He was the first to use nitrous oxide when his wisdom teeth painfully emerged.
- Jan van Rymsdyk: An artist. William published the stages of foetal development inside the mother's womb as a huge atlas in ‘elephant’ folio with every stage of gestation, and another about teeth, both brilliantly illustrated by the Dutch artist Jan van Rymsdyk.
- John Hunter: Son of a Scottish farmer, who changed surgery from a trade into a science. John’s education was basic, but he had an unquenchable curiosity for nature that remained with him throughout his life. In 1748 he departed for London to join his elder brother William.
- William Hunter: William fainted at the sight of blood so he was changing careers to become a fashionable physician and male midwife.
First Sentence edit
In the eighteenth century medical men were either cultured physicians well-versed in the theory of medicine, or surgeons, practical men with saws.
Table of Contents edit
Cover Page
Copyright Page
Title Page
Dedication
Acknowledgements
Preface
He came, he sawed, he chancred
Sniff It and See
Trials and Tribulations
Lovely Grubs
A Diet of Worms
The Desire for Disease
The Disease Detectives
That Unhealthy Glow
Found to be Wanting
Something in the Blood
A Change of Heart
Behind the Lines
Suffer
Adrift and Alone
Carnivorous and Coming This Way
Into the Abyss
High, Fast and Hazardous
Risky Business
Recommended Reading
Credits
Bibliography
Index
Authors & Contributors edit
- Trevor Norton (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Pegasus
Country: England
Publication Date: September 1, 2011
ISBN: 978-1605982540
Page Count: 288
Publisher: Pegasus
Country: England
Publication Date: September 1, 2011
ISBN: 978-1605982540
Page Count: 288
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 502
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