Healers and Achievers: Physicians Who Excelled in Other Fields and the Times in Which They Lived (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781469192468)

"It is not widely known that throughout history physicians have contributed more than just medical care to civilization. Healers and Achievers is a series of biographies of doctors from ancient Egypt to the twenty-first century who distinguished themselves with lasting non-medical accomplishments. They include the architect of the first Egyptian pyramid, a pope, the "Fathers" of astronomy, geology, magnetism, and taxonomy, American Founding Fathers, French Revolutionaries, a buccaneer, world-class athletes, a spy, and an astronaut. Their life stories are told in the context of the eras in which they lived, and their fields of medical and non-medial expertise are explained in terms comprehensible to both laymen and physicians."--Back cover.

Author: Raphael S. Bloch M. D.,Raphael S. Bloch
ISBN-10: 1469192462
ISBN-13: 9781469192468
Publisher: Xlibris
Language: English
Published: 05/30/2012
Pages: 792
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.52lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.75d