Description
Many of the world's most important and life-saving devices and techniques were often discovered purely by accident. Serendipity, timing, and luck played a part in the discovery of unintentional cures and breakthroughs: A plastic shard in an RAF pilot's eye leads to the use of plastic for the implantable lens.
The inability to remove a titanium chamber from rabbit's bone leads to dental implants.
Viagra was discovered by a group of chemists, working in the lab to find a new drug to alleviate the pain of angina pectoris.
A stretch of five weeks of unusually warm weather in 1928 played a role in assisting Dr. Alexander Fleming in his analysis of bacterial growth and the discovery of penicillin.
After studying the effects of the venom injected by the bite of a deadly pit viper snake, chemists developed a groundbreaking drug that works to control blood pressure. Accidental Medical Discoveries is an entertaining and enlightening look at the creation of 25 medical inventions that have changed the world - unintentionally. The book is presented in a lively and engaging way, and will appeal to a wide variety of readers, from history buffs to trivia fanatics to those in the medical profession.
Author: Robert W. Winters
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
Published: 11/22/2016
Pages: 260
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d
ISBN13: 9781510712461
ISBN10: 1510712461
BISAC Categories:
- Science | History
- Science | Research & Methodology
- Science | Reference
The inability to remove a titanium chamber from rabbit's bone leads to dental implants.
Viagra was discovered by a group of chemists, working in the lab to find a new drug to alleviate the pain of angina pectoris.
A stretch of five weeks of unusually warm weather in 1928 played a role in assisting Dr. Alexander Fleming in his analysis of bacterial growth and the discovery of penicillin.
After studying the effects of the venom injected by the bite of a deadly pit viper snake, chemists developed a groundbreaking drug that works to control blood pressure. Accidental Medical Discoveries is an entertaining and enlightening look at the creation of 25 medical inventions that have changed the world - unintentionally. The book is presented in a lively and engaging way, and will appeal to a wide variety of readers, from history buffs to trivia fanatics to those in the medical profession.
Author: Robert W. Winters
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
Published: 11/22/2016
Pages: 260
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d
ISBN13: 9781510712461
ISBN10: 1510712461
BISAC Categories:
- Science | History
- Science | Research & Methodology
- Science | Reference
About the Author
Robert W. Winters is an experienced medical scientist, doctor, teacher, and writer. He is a graduate of Indiana University and of the Yale School of Medicine. He was a professor of pediatrics at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City. The author resides in Helsingor, Denmark.