Genius with a Scalpel, Harvey Cushing
A biography of the pioneer brain surgeon whose perfection of many surgical techniques made him foremost in his field. This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0671323679
ISBN13:9780671323677
Release Date:January 1971
Publisher:Julian Messner
Length:189 Pages
Weight:1.35 lbs.
Age Range:8 to 12 years
Grade Range:Grades 3 to 7
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I found this biography fascinating!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
I found Dr. Cushing's life to be most interesting. I had previously known of him mainly because his name is associated with a disease I had - Cushing's. This book doesn't talk nearly enough about how he came to discover the causes of Cushing's disease, but I found it to be a valuable resource, anyway.I was so surprised to learn of all the "firsts" Dr. Cushing brought to medicine and the improvements that came about because of him. Dr. Cushing introduced the blood pressure sphygmomanometer to America, and was a pioneer in the use of X-rays.He even won a Pulitzer Prize. Not for medicine, but for writing the biography of another Doctor (Sir William Osler).Before his day, nearly all brain tumor patients died. He was able to get the number down to only 5%, unheard of in the early 1900s. This is a very good book to read if you want to learn more about this most interesting, influential and innovative brain surgeon.
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