{"product_id":"medical-firsts-robert-e-adler-9780471401759","title":"Medical Firsts: From Hippocrates to the Human Genome","description":"An exploration of medical discoveries-from the ancient Greeks to the present\u003cbr\u003e\"\"Always help, or at least do no harm.\"\" Following this simple yet revolutionary idea, Hippocrates laid the foundation for modern medicine over two millennia ago. From the Hippocratic Oath to the human genome, from Pasteur's germ theory to the worldwide eradication of smallpox, Medical Firsts brings to life 2,500 years of medical advances and discoveries. Organized chronologically, the book describes each milestone in a vivid capsule history, making it a fascinating and wonderfully readable resource for anyone interested in medicine's past progress and future promise.\u003cbr\u003eRobert E. Adler, PhD (Santa Rosa, CA) has worked as a psychologist and science journalist. He writes about a wide variety of scientific and medical topics for New Scientist, Nature, and other publications and is the author of Science Firsts (0-471-40174-9).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert E. Adler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0471401757\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780471401759\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Trade Paper Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.40w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/16\/2004 pg. 162\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2004 pg. 1412\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2004 pg. 324","brand":"Robert E. Adler","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44049470357759,"sku":"9780471401759","price":36.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f8028fa7-f4b9-4983-8ddd-6ec692aeb75d.jpg?v=1685001682","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/medical-firsts-robert-e-adler-9780471401759","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}