To See with a Better Eye: A Life of R. T. H. Laennec
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To See with a Better Eye: A Life of R. T. H. Laennec
By (Author) Jacalyn Duffin
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
23rd September 2014
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
610.92
Short-listed for Choice Magazine Outstanding Reference/Academic Book Award 1998
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Paperback
474
Width 152mm, Height 229mm
652g
Description
Rene Theophile Hyacinthe Laennec (1781-1826) is best known for his invention of the stethoscope, one of medicine's most powerful symbols. Histories, novels, and films have cloaked his life in hagiography and legend. Jacalyn Duffin's fascinating new biography relies on a vastly expanded foundation of primary source material, including thousands of p
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Winner of the 2001 Jason A. Hannah Medal of the Royal Society of Canada One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 1998
