Archibald Garrod and the Individuality of Man

by Alexander G. Bearn

Book Overview

In this scholarly and insightful biography, Alexander G. Bearn, a physician and a scientist in the Garrodian tradition, has drawn a portrait of one of the great minds of twentieth century medicine. It is story of intellectual achievement. But the book also gives a fascinating account of the life of a talented professional family and a perspective on the practice of medicine and on medical education at the turn of the century. Archibald Garrod is chiefly...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192621459
• ISBN13: 9780192621450
• Release Date: June 1993
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.6"