Stethoscope : the making of a medical icon / Anna Harris and Tom Rice.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harris, Anna, author.

Rice, Tom (Lecturer in anthropology), author.

Contributor:

Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Stethoscopes--History.

Stethoscopes.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

191 pages : illustrations (black & white) ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Reaktion Books, 2022.

Summary:

"This book explores the colourful past, present and future of an instrument that is, quite literally, close to our hearts. The stethoscope has become the symbol of medicine itself, but how did this come to be? What makes the stethoscope such a familiar and yet charismatic object? Drawing from a range of fields including history, anthropology, science, technology and sound studies, the book illustrates the variety of roles the stethoscope has played over time. It shows that the stethoscope is not, and has never been, a single entity. It is used to a variety of ends, serves a number of purposes and is open to many interpretations. This is the key to the stethoscope's enduring presence in the medical and popular imagination"--Publisher's website.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Introduction

1. Revelation

2. Rise

3. Reach

4. Routine

5. Learning

6. Obsolescence?

7. Improvisation

Conclusion

References

Select Bibliography

Acknowledgements

Photo Acknowledgements

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.

Other Format:

Electronic version: Harris, Anna. Stethoscope.

ISBN:

9781789146332

178914633X

OCLC:

1305435188

Publisher Number:

99992176506