{"product_id":"tropical-medicine-an-illustrated-history-of-the-pioneers-hardback-9780123739919","title":"Tropical Medicine; An Illustrated History of The Pioneers (Hardback) 9780123739919","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTropical Medicine\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAn Illustrated History of The Pioneers\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGordon Cook (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780123739919, Elsevier Science\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 17 September 2007\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e296 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.1 x 2.3 cm, 0.54 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis superbly illustrated work provides short accounts of the lives and scientific contributions of all of the major pioneers of Tropical Medicine. Largely biographical, the stories discussed enlighten a new generation of scientists to the advances made by their predecessors. Written by Gordon Cook, contributor to the hugely popular \u003ci\u003eManson’s Tropical Diseases\u003c\/i\u003e, this report discusses the pioneers themselves and offers a global accounting of their experiences at the onset of the discipline.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eEarly pioneers of ‘Medicine in the Tropics’Origins of the formal disciplinePatrick Manson (1844-1922) Alphonse Laveran (1845-1922) Ronald Ross (1857-1932) Carlos Finlay (1833-1915) James Cantlie (1851-1926) George Carmichael Low (1872-1952)David Bruce (1855-1931) The schistosomiasis saga: Theodor Bilharz (1825-1962), Robert Leiper (1881-1969), and the Japanese investigators.Joseph Everett Dutton (1874-1905)The causative agent of leishmaniasis : William Leishman (1865-1926) and Charles Donovan (1863-1951).Leonard Rogers (1868-1962) Aldo Castellani (1877-1971) Neil Hamilton Fairley (1891-1966) Lesser Alexandre Yersin (1863-1943) Andrew Balfour (1873-1931)Some less well documented pioneers ‘Backroom’ and lay pioneers of the specialityPoliticians and entrepreneursEpilogueAppendix 1: Presidential lectures to the (Royal) Society of Tropical Medicine \u0026amp; Hygiene devoted to the history of tropical medicine and hygiene.Appendix 2: Major ‘milestones’ in the history of Tropical Medicine.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Popular medicine \u0026amp; health [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Popular medicine \u0026amp; health\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Popular%20medicine%20\u0026amp;%20health%20%5BVFD%5D%22\"\u003eVFD\u003c\/a\u003e], Virology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Virology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Virology%20%5Bnon-medical%5D%20%5BPSGL%5D%22\"\u003enon-medical PSGL\u003c\/a\u003e], Microbiology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Microbiology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Microbiology%20%5Bnon-medical%5D%20%5BPSG%5D%22\"\u003enon-medical PSG\u003c\/a\u003e], Tropical medicine [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Tropical medicine\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Tropical%20medicine%20%5BMMRT%5D%22\"\u003eMMRT\u003c\/a\u003e], Medical parasitology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Medical parasitology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Medical%20parasitology%20%5BMMFP%5D%22\"\u003eMMFP\u003c\/a\u003e], Infectious \u0026amp; contagious diseases [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Infectious \u0026amp; contagious diseases\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Infectious%20\u0026amp;%20contagious%20diseases%20%5BMJCJ%5D%22\"\u003eMJCJ\u003c\/a\u003e], Public health \u0026amp; preventive medicine [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Public health \u0026amp; preventive medicine\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Public%20health%20\u0026amp;%20preventive%20medicine%20%5BMBN%5D%22\"\u003eMBN\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Academic Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46648657641752,"sku":"9780123739919","price":45.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780123739919.jpg?v=1695013843","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/tropical-medicine-an-illustrated-history-of-the-pioneers-hardback-9780123739919","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}