Contents at a Glance
Chapter 1. The World’s First Physician: Hippocrates and the Discovery of Medicine
Chapter 2. How Cholera Saved Civilization: The Discovery of Sanitation
Chapter 3. Invisible Invaders: The Discovery of Germs and How They Cause Disease
Chapter 4. For the Relief of Unbearable Pain: The Discovery of Anesthesia
Chapter 5. I’m Looking Through You: The Discovery of X-Rays
Chapter 6. The Scratch that Saved a Million Lives: The Discovery of Vaccines
Chapter 7. From Ancient Molds to Modern Miracles: The Discovery of Antibiotics
Chapter 8. Breaking God’s Code: The Discovery of Heredity, Genetics, and DNA
Chapter 9. Medicines for the Mind: The Discovery of Drugs for Madness, Sadness, and Fear
Chapter 10. A Return to Tradition: The Rediscovery of Alternative Medicine