The Life and Work of pioneering physician Ignaz P. Semmelweis, who discovered the causes and means of prevention of the pandemic of his day, childbed fever. Called the "Father of Antisepsis," he was largely ignored, placed in an asylum and murdered. He was a man who did good for women."His life was a beneficial example for all mankind." Kurt Vonnegut"To be sure, Semmelweis was a pioneering physician and scientist whose accomplishments should be studied...