Eminent Doctors: Their Lives and Their Work; Vol. 1
George Thomas Bettany
14 chapters · 8 h 57 min · English
Read by Larry Wilson, NathanC, Owlivia, Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025), Yoganandh T, Matea Bracic
Biography & Autobiography
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Short biographies of doctors who were leaders in their profession. From the birth of the renowned Edinburgh School of Medicine, to William Harvey's work on circulation, to the progress of surgery and Edward Jenner's groundbreaking vaccinations. Volume 1 of 2.
Chapters
1 Preface 5 min 2 LINACRE, CAIUS, AND THE FOUNDATION OF BRITISH MEDICINE 43 min 3 WILLIAM HARVEY AND THE CIRCULATION OF THE BLOOD 42 min 4 THOMAS SYDENHAM, THE BRITISH HIPPOCRATES 34 min 5 THE MONROS, CULLEN, THE GREGORYS, JOHN BELL, AND THE FOUNDATION OF THE EDINBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE 43 min 6 THE MONROS, CULLEN, THE GREGORYS, JOHN BELL, AND THE FOUNDATION OF THE EDINBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE continued 44 min 7 WILLIAM AND JOHN HUNTER AND THE APPLICATIONS OF ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY TO SURGERY 39 min 8 WILLIAM AND JOHN HUNTER AND THE APPLICATIONS OF ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY TO SURGERY continued 37 min 9 EDWARD JENNER AND VACCINATION 59 min 10 SIR ASTLEY COOPER AND ABERNETHY: THE KNIFE versus REGIMEN 34 min 11 SIR ASTLEY COOPER AND ABERNETHY: THE KNIFE versus REGIMEN continued 37 min 12 SIR CHARLES BELL AND THE FUNCTIONS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM 36 min 13 MARSHALL HALL AND THE DISCOVERY OF REFLEX ACTION 39 min 14 SIR BENJAMIN BRODIE AND SIR WILLIAM LAWRENCE, TWO GREAT PRACTICAL SURGEONS 47 min
