Heart Man: Vivien Thomas, African-American Heart Surgery Pioneer

by Edwin Brit Wyckoff

Book Overview

Vivien Theodore Thomas was an African-American surgical technician who developed the procedures used to treat blue baby syndrome in the 1940s. He was an assistant to surgeon Alfred Blalock in... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0766028496
• ISBN13: 9780766028494
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Enslow Elementary
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.6" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 8 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 5

Customer Reviews

Heart Man

I became aware of Vivien Thomas's story two years ago. I am now reading everything I can find about this Brilliant Black Man.