Description
In December 1667, maverick physician Jean Denis transfused calf's blood into one of Paris's most notorious madmen. Days later, the madman was dead and Denis was framed for murder. A riveting expos of the fierce debates, deadly politics, and cutthroat rivalries behind the first transfusion experiments, Blood Work takes us from dissection rooms in palaces to the streets of Paris, providing an unforgettable portrait of an era that wrestled with the same questions about morality and experimentation that haunt medical science today.
Author: Holly Tucker
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 05/21/2012
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9780393342239
ISBN10: 0393342239
BISAC Categories:
- Science | History
- Medical | History
- Medical | Hematology