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I’m not gonna lie. I came for the “monsters.”

Dr. Mütter's Marvels: A True Tale of Intrigue and Innovations at the Dawn of Modern Medicine by Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz

July 16, 2023 by KimMiE" Leave a Comment

CBR15 BINGO: North America, because Thomas Dent Mütter was an American physician, and his museum is located in Philadelphia, PA. When I heard there was a book about Thomas Mütter, I knew I had to read it. Some years ago I visited the Mütter Museum in Philadelphia, which is a museum of medical history that “displays its beautifully preserved collections of anatomical specimens, models, and medical instruments in a nineteenth-century ‘cabinet museum’ setting.” A quick walk through the museum’s site should give you an idea […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: CBR15, cbr15bingo, Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz, history of medicine, KimMiE", medicine, Philadelphia, science

KimMiE"'s CBR15 Review No:11 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: CBR15, cbr15bingo, Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz, history of medicine, KimMiE", medicine, Philadelphia, science ·
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Surgery Before Anesthesia and Antiseptics

The Butchering Art by Lindsey Fitzharris

August 15, 2019 by CoffeeShopReader 2 Comments

Bingo 17 (Science!) The Butchering Art is part biography and part history of medicine, but mostly medicine. Do not read this is you are squeamish about some fairly graphic descriptions of surgery before things like antiseptics and anesthesia. The focus of the book is one the career of a Quaker named Joseph Lister in Victorian England; if his last name sounds vaguely familiar it should, and I’m surprised it doesn’t get more attention or pointed out sooner than it actually does. I’m also slightly ashamed […]

Filed Under: Health, Non-Fiction Tagged With: cbr11bingo, history of medicine, history of science, joseph lister, lindsey fitzharris, medicine, science, the butchering art, victorian history

CoffeeShopReader's CBR11 Review No:66 · Genres: Health, Non-Fiction · Tags: cbr11bingo, history of medicine, history of science, joseph lister, lindsey fitzharris, medicine, science, the butchering art, victorian history ·
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