Curiosities in Medicine: Alphabetically
暫譯: 醫學中的好奇心：按字母順序排列
Scholtz, Sibylle, Becker, Myriam, Macmorris, Lee
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商品描述
Step into the fascinating world of medical history with the second edition of Curiosities in Medicine: Alphabetically, now featuring 20 new chapters, for a total of 100 captivating stories! This expanded collection takes you on a journey through the strange, surprising, and sometimes shocking tales that have shaped medicine as we know it.
Explore the peculiar, the profound, and the puzzling with entries like:
- Flying Babies? The unusual experiments of George Blonsky.
- Helium for Performance: The unexpected use of gas in an athletic enema.
- Poppies: Beautiful but Toxic - and Healthy? The dual nature of opium's legacy.
- Mozart's Chocolate Connection: A surprising link between Vesalius, Mozart, and everyone's favorite treat.
- Urine: The Golden Elixir: Medicine's strange fascination with this bodily fluid.
- Epilepsy: Divine or Demonic? How perceptions of the condition have evolved through the ages.
- Methamphetamine and Soldiers: The role of stimulants in wartime.
These new chapters join beloved stories from the first edition, bringing fresh insights into the weird and wonderful world of medical history. Each chapter is a standalone adventure, written in an accessible and engaging style that invites readers of all backgrounds to explore the quirks of medicine through the ages.
From Helen Keller's crusade for the blind to Voltaire's scandalous brew, this updated collection is perfect for curious minds, history buffs, and medical enthusiasts alike. Whether you're intrigued by ancient remedies, strange experiments, or the lives of historical figures, Curiosities in Medicine: Alphabetically promises to entertain, enlighten, and inspire.
Prepare to laugh, gasp, and marvel at the stories that reveal the astonishing creativity, resilience, and oddities of the human pursuit of healing. This second edition will leave you questioning what you thought you knew about the history of medicine.
Curiosities in Medicine: Alphabetical - Where history meets the unexpected.
商品描述(中文翻譯)
踏入醫學歷史的迷人世界，第二版《醫學奇趣：按字母順序排列》現在新增20個新章節，總共100個引人入勝的故事！這個擴展的合集帶您踏上探索那些塑造我們所知醫學的奇特、驚人，甚至有時令人震驚的故事之旅。
探索那些奇特、深刻和令人困惑的條目，例如：
- 飛行的嬰兒？喬治·布朗斯基的異常實驗。
- 表現的氦氣：在運動灌腸中意外使用的氣體。
- 罌粟花：美麗但有毒 - 也健康？鴉片遺產的雙重性質。
- 莫札特的巧克力聯繫：維薩里烏斯、莫札特與每個人最愛的美食之間的驚人聯繫。
- 尿液：黃金靈藥：醫學對這種體液的奇怪迷戀。
- 癲癇：神聖還是惡魔？對這種病症的看法如何隨著時代演變。
- 甲基安非他命與士兵：興奮劑在戰時的角色。
這些新章節與第一版中受人喜愛的故事相結合，為醫學歷史的奇妙世界帶來新的見解。每個章節都是獨立的冒險，以易於理解和引人入勝的風格撰寫，邀請各種背景的讀者探索醫學的奇特之處。
從海倫·凱勒為盲人而戰的運動到伏爾泰的醜聞飲品，這個更新的合集非常適合好奇的心靈、歷史愛好者和醫學愛好者。不論您對古老療法、奇怪實驗或歷史人物的生活感到好奇，《醫學奇趣：按字母順序排列》都承諾將帶來娛樂、啟發和靈感。
準備好笑、驚訝和驚嘆於那些揭示人類追求治療的驚人創造力、韌性和奇特之處的故事。這第二版將讓您質疑自己對醫學歷史的認知。
《醫學奇趣：按字母順序排列》 - 歷史與意外相遇的地方。
作者簡介
Dr. Sibylle Scholtz, Medical Historian and Associated Senior Research Fellow (Institute of Experimental Ophthalmology, Saarland University, Faculty of Medicine). After studying biology and chemistry at the University of Regensburg, she did her Ph.D. at the University of Heidelberg. Sibylle looks back on many years of experience in the ophthalmic medical device industry. She is internationally known as author of various publications on the history of medicine as well as on ophthalmology, biometry and optics.
Myriam Becker, freelance journalist in the area of medical devices. She has an occupational history of more than 20 years in the Medical Device industry (ophthalmological sector). Myriam has co-authored various publications on the history of medicine. In the area of medical devices, she has published journal articles and co-authored the book "CE-marking for medical devices - A guide through the maze of requirements in Europe".
Throughout her life, Lee MacMorris has had a love of books and the beauty of the English language. After she retired from Civil Service, she returned to university for a Master's in Library and Information Science and became a research librarian. She retired after 25 years as a research librarian with scientific and engineering companies. For several years, as head of the library at an American ophthalmic medical device company, Lee was responsible for detailed scientific literature searches and supported her global colleagues with their requested publications. Lee´s broad general knowledge, her solid understanding of the world, her great pleasure in books and her feeling for the subtleties of the English language, make her editing a real contribution to articles and books.
Prof. Dr. Achim Langenbucher studied for Electro techniques at the Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg with the focus on digital signalprocessing and optics from 1986 to 1992, he finished with Diploma degree. From 1992 to 2005 he worked as a scientist at the Department of Ophthalmology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg with Professor Dr. Dr. h.c. mult G.O.H. Naumann and finished his PhD-degree in 1995. He received his venia legend (Assistant Professor) in 2000. In 2005 he started as an Associate Professor and built-up the division Medical Optics at the Department of Medical Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg. Since 2009 Professor Langenbucher is working as a Full Professor (chairman) at the Medical Faculty of Saarland University in Homburg and initialized the Department of Experimental Ophthalmology, which focuses on research in ophthalmology. His main focuses are the development and optimization of novel optical based diagnostic and therapeutic techniques in ophthalmology, optical simulations, customized optical implants, biometry and IOL power calculation.
作者簡介(中文翻譯)
西比爾·肖茨博士，醫學歷史學家及薩爾蘭大學醫學院實驗眼科研究所的高級研究員。她在雷根斯堡大學學習生物學和化學後，於海德堡大學獲得博士學位。西比爾在眼科醫療器械行業擁有多年經驗，並因撰寫多篇有關醫學歷史、眼科、生物計量學和光學的出版物而享有國際聲譽。
米莉安·貝克，醫療器械領域的自由記者。她在醫療器械行業（眼科領域）擁有超過20年的職業歷史。米莉安共同撰寫了多篇有關醫學歷史的出版物。在醫療器械領域，她發表了期刊文章並共同撰寫了《醫療器械的CE標記 - 歐洲要求迷宮的指南》一書。
在她的一生中，李·麥克莫里斯對書籍和英語的美有著深厚的熱愛。她在退休後回到大學攻讀圖書館與資訊科學碩士學位，並成為一名研究圖書館員。她在科學和工程公司擔任研究圖書館員25年後退休。作為一家美國眼科醫療器械公司的圖書館負責人，李負責詳細的科學文獻檢索，並支持全球同事的出版物需求。李的廣泛知識、對世界的深刻理解、對書籍的熱愛以及對英語語言細微之處的敏感，使她的編輯工作對文章和書籍的貢獻非常重要。
阿基姆·朗根布赫教授於1986年至1992年在弗里德里希-亞歷山大大學（埃爾朗根-紐倫堡）學習電氣技術，專注於數位信號處理和光學，並獲得文憑學位。1992年至2005年，他在弗里德里希-亞歷山大大學眼科系擔任科學家，與榮譽博士G.O.H.納曼教授合作，並於1995年獲得博士學位。2000年，他獲得助理教授資格。2005年，他開始擔任副教授，並在弗里德里希-亞歷山大大學醫學物理系建立醫學光學部門。自2009年以來，朗根布赫教授在薩爾蘭大學醫學院擔任正教授（系主任），並創立了專注於眼科研究的實驗眼科系。其主要研究方向包括眼科新型光學診斷和治療技術的開發與優化、光學模擬、定制光學植入物、生物計量學和人工晶體度數計算。
