Description
If you’re fed up with learning the names of kings and queens or dates of battles, then this is the history book for you. This book only contains some of the most brilliant bits about medicine in history. No rubbish diagrams or grainy photos – just really cool facts, intriguing people and of course the best eureka moments – all beautifully illustrated.It includes: We’ve curated for you some of the best examples of medical marvels. The chronological order will help you get to grips with how and why one discovery can lead to another. It also shows how humans have continually strived to improve their lives and even the world by building on successes from the past, inspiring them to take leaps into the unknown or to reveal their genius to the world.Designed to spark the interest of children aged 8+ studying history and STEM topics at key stage 2, the text is snappy and completely relevant, so boredom is not an option. The 4-book series, A Short Illustrated History, celebrates some of the best thinkers, scientists, mathematicians, inventors, engineers and creative geniuses the world has ever seen!Titles in this series:Epic Space ExplorationIncredible Scientific DiscoveriesIngenious InventionsMarvels of MedicineTable of Contents: 1: Prehistoric medicine1: Ancient Greek and Roman medicine1: Chinese and Islamic medicine1: New theories1: Dissection and anatomy1: Circulation1: Sailors and scurvy1: Smallpox and inoculation1: Cholera1: Anaesthetics1: Louis Pasteur and vaccines1: Antiseptic surgery1: Psychiatry1: R?ntgen and X-rays1: Magic bullets1: Antibiotics ? a chance discovery1: Insulin1: The first heart transplant1: Imaging1: Joint replacement surgery1: Genetic therapy ? and the future1: Glossary1: Further information1: Index
