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Medical Technology (Milestones in Discovery and Invention)
By Lisa Yount
Universities Press | 1999 | ISBN 81 7371 179 8 | PDF | 160 pages | 11.8 mb
Amazon Link : http://www.amazon.com/Medical-Technology-Milestones-Discovery-Invention/dp/0816035687
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The 'Milestones in Discovery and Invention' series recognizes that science and technology are intricate webs of insight, experiment, and breakthrough passed from one generation to the next. This series traces the flow of scientific and technological ideas through the innovations that changed the face of society and made further exploration possible. Combining biography, scientific reasoning, and history, each volume in the series investigates a particular field. Enhanced by the use of primary sources, each chapter examines a milestone discovery or invention, the specific scientist or inventor, the underlying process and inspiration, and howthe discovery forever changed the world.
This volume examines the scientific breakthroughs that have helped put science to practical use, particularly in the fields of surgery and medicine. Among the topics and tools discussed are the inventions of anesthesia and X-rays, both of which are considered indispensable in today's hospitals. Current experimentation with robots and genetic testing may pave the way for more powerful future medical treatments. Medical Technology also addresses numerous concerns that have accompanied these inventions. Disapproval from sections of the public, as well as from other scientists, has affected the creation and acceptance of many medical advancements. Today, new medical technology continues to become more expensive, often making it less accessible to those who need it most. This volume examines how these concerns combine with the individuality of the scientist or inventor to help shape the process of creating medical tools that save lives.
CONTENTS
Introduction I x
1 Surgery Without Pain
WILLIAM MORTON AND ANESTHESIA 1
2 Clean Wounds
JOSEPH LISTER AND ANTISEPSIS 18
3 Skeleton Rays
WILHELM RONTGEN AND X RAYS 36
4 Blood Is Life
KARL LANDSTEINER AND BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS S4
5 From Sausage Casings to Six-Million-Dollar People
WILLEM KOLFF, ROBERT JARVIK, AND ARTIFICIAL ORGANS 73
6 New Hearts for Old
NORMAN SHUMWAY, CHRISTIAAN BARNARD, AND ORGAN TRANSPLANTS 93
7 The Better to See You With
GODFREY HOUNSFIELD, RAYMOND DAMADIAN, AND MEDICAL IMAGING 112
Epilogue
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY 131
Index 139
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