SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COMING SOON
Medical Firsts Innovations and Milestones That Changed the World TISH DAVIDSON
We take many modern medical devices and techniques for granted, but everything from hypodermic needles and baby incubators to organ transplants, antibiotics, and hearing aids began simply as ideas in someone’s mind. And while such concepts as formal medical education, methodical clinical trials, and universal healthcare may seem commonplace today, this wasn’t always the case. Some of these innovations and milestones met with resistance from society and medical professionals, while others were embraced almost overnight. Medical Firsts: Innovations and Milestones That Changed the World profiles more than 50 turning points in the history of medicine, spanning from the 11th through 21st centuries. The book also highlights key trailblazers, such as the first American dentist, first microbiologist, and first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Each entry begins with a description of how the first came to be, followed by discussion of the historical context in which it emerged and its enduring impact. Sources for further information are provided at the end of each entry and serve as a gateway to further study.
Greenwood May 2023, 258pp, 6 1/8x9 1/4 Hardcover: 978-1-4408-7733-9 $63.00, £47.00, €55,00 eBook: 978-1-4408-7734-6
TISH DAVIDSON , AM, is a medical writer specializing in making technical information accessible to a general readership.
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• Highlights medical firsts from a variety of fields and specialties, including surgery, obstetrics, genetics, and medical education
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How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper 9TH EDITION | BARBARA GASTEL AND ROBERT A. DAY
“The purpose of scientific writing,” according to Barbara Gastel and Robert A. Day, “is to communicate new scientific findings. Science is simply too important to be communicated in anything other than words of certain meaning.” This clear, beautifully written, and often funny text is a must-have for anyone who needs to communicate scientific information, whether they’re writing for a professor, other scientists, or the general public. The thoughtfully revised ninth edition retains the most important material—including preparing text and graphics, publishing papers and other types of writing, and plenty of information on writing style—while adding up-to-date advice on copyright, presenting online, identifying authors, creating visual abstracts, and writing in English as a non-native language. A set of valuable appendixes provide ready reference, including words and expressions to avoid, SI prefixes, a list of helpful websites, and a glossary. Students and working scientists will want to keep How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper at their desks and refer to it at every stage of writing and publication. F E AT U R E S
• Provides practical, easy-to-read, and immediately applicable guidance on preparing each part of a scientific paper, from the title and abstract to each section of the main text to acknowledgments and references
Greenwood June 2022, 348pp, 6 1/8x9 1/4 Hardcover: 978-1-4408-7882-4 $69.00, £52.00, €60,00 eBook: 978-1-4408-7883-1 Paperback: 978-1-4408-7884-8 $39.00, £29.00, €34,00
BARBARA GASTEL , MD, is professor of integrative biosciences and of medical humanities at Texas A&M University, College Station, where she coordinates the graduate program in science communication. ROBERT A. DAY (1924-2021) was professor emeritus of English at the University of Delaware, Newark.
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