Pioneers of medicine without a Nobel Prize / editor, Gilbert Thompson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Thompson, G. R. (Gilbert R.), editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medicine--Research--History.

Medicine.

Medicine--Research.

History.

Medical innovations--History.

Medical innovations.

Medical scientists--Biography.

Medical scientists.

Biomedical Research--history.

Medical Subjects:

Biomedical Research--history.

Physical Description:

xv, 278 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Imperial College Press, [2014]

Summary:

This book brings together in one volume fifteen discoveries that have had a major impact upon medical science and the practice of medicine but where the scientists involved have not been awarded a Nobel Prize. Its aim is to publicize the achievements of these lesser-known heroes of our time and thereby inform and entertain the reader, whether medical student, professor or scientifically-minded layman. Book jacket.

Contents:

Chapter 1 The Founding Father of Biochemical Genetics / Archibald E. Garrod Garrod, Archibald E., David J. Galton Galton, David J. 1

Chapter 2 The Birth of the Lipid Hypothesis of Atherosclerosis and Coronary Heart Disease / Nikolai Anitschkow Anitschkow, Nikolai, Daniel Steinberg Steinberg, Daniel 23

Chapter 3 The Role of Gluten in Coeliac Disease / Willem-Karel Dicke Dicke, Willem-Karel, Chris J. J. Mulder Mulder, Chris J. J., Karel A. Dicke Dicke, Karel A. 41

Chapter 4 The Link Between Smoking and Lung Cancer / Richard Doll Doll, Richard, Tony Seed Seed, Tony 55

Chapter 5 The Development of an Oral Poliovirus Vaccine / Albert Sabin Sabin, Albert, Derek R. Smith Smith, Derek R., Peter A. Leggat Leggat, Peter A. 75

Chapter 6 Pioneer of Coronary Artery Surgery / René Favaloro Favaloro, René, Stephen Westaby Westaby, Stephen 91

Chapter 7 The Heart Transplant Pioneers / Stephen Westaby Westaby, Stephen, Christiaan Barnard Barnard, Christiaan, Norman Shumway Shumway, Norman, David Marais Marais, David 105

Chapter 8 The Introduction of External Cardiac Massage, Defibrillators and Pacemakers / William Kouwenhoven Kouwenhoven, William, Paul Zoll Zoll, Paul, Max Lab Lab, Max 127

Chapter 9 The Development of Ultrasound for Clinical Use / Inge Edler Edler, Inge, Carl Hellmuth Hertz Hertz, Carl Hellmuth, Bhavna Batohi Batohi, Bhavna, Paul S. Sldhu Sldhu, Paul S. 141

Chapter 10 The Prevention of Rh Haemolytic Disease of the Newborn / Cyril Clarke Clarke, Cyril, Ronald Finn Finn, Ronald, John Gorman Gorman, John, Vincent Freda Freda, Vincent, William Pollack Pollack, William, David J. Weatherall Weatherall, David J. 163

Chapter 11 Recombinant DNA / Herbert Boyer Boyer, Herbert, Stanley Cohen Cohen, Stanley, Anne Soutar Soutar, Anne 179

Chapter 12 The Discovery of Hepatitis C and the Introduction of Screening to Prevent its Transmission in Transfused Blood / Harvey Alter Alter, Harvey, Michael Houghton Houghton, Michael, Leonard B. Seeff Seeff, Leonard B., Marc G. Ghany Ghany, Marc G. 197

Chapter 13 The Development of Renal Haemodialysis / Willem Kolff Kolff, Willem, Belding Scribner Scribner, Belding, John Turney Turney, John 215

Chapter 14 The Discovery of Stem Cells / James Till Till, James, Ernest McCulloch McCulloch, Ernest, Joe Sornberger Sornberger, Joe 235

Chapter 15 The Discovery of Statins / Akira Endo Endo, Akira, Gilbert Thompson Thompson, Gilbert, Hiroshi Mabuchi Mabuchi, Hiroshi 251.

ISBN:

9781783263837

1783263830

9781783263844

1783263849

OCLC:

861550648