Blessed Days of Anaesthesia: How Anaesthetics Changed the World

by Stephanie J Snow and Stephanie J. Snow

Book Overview

Among the great discoveries of the nineteenth century, few offer a more fascinating insight into Victorian society than the new science of anaesthesia. This vivid and engaging history reveals how the worlds of Victorian medics, moralists, and clergymen were plunged into turmoil and debate by the discovery and introduction of anaesthetic medicine.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019280586X
• ISBN13: 9780192805867
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.6" x 5.5"