From Witchcraft to Chemotherapy
The Linacre Lecture 1941

First published in 1941, this book contains the substance of the Linacre Lecture for that year at St John's College, Cambridge.

Walter Langdon-Brown (Author)

9781107632455, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 30 January 2014

62 pages
17.8 x 12.7 x 0.4 cm, 0.07 kg

First published in 1941, this book contains the substance of the Linacre Lecture for that year, delivered by Sir Walter Langdon-Brown at St John's College, Cambridge. It presents a concise account regarding 'the origin of witchcraft from primitive religion and the part it played in the evolution of remedies through the magical phase to empirical success aided by laboratory investigation'. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of science and the development of medicine.

From witchcraft to chemotherapy: the Linacre Lecture 1941.

Subject Areas: History of medicine [MBX]