Inventors of health and medical technology (Designing Engineering Solutions) by Morrison, Heather S

Inventors of health and medical technology (Designing Engineering Solutions)
by Morrison, Heather S

(#0998YV2)

Hardcover (library binding) Cavendish Square, 2016

Price: USD 31.20

Description: 144 pages : illustrations (some color); 24 cm.
Dewey: 610.92; Audience: Young Adult

Product Overview
From Follett

Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-142) and index.;Patricia Bath: inventor of laser cataract surgery -- Bessie Blount: inventor of self-feeding apparatus for the disabled -- Herbert Boyer and Stanley Norman Cohen: inventors of DNA cloning -- Keith Campbell and Ian Wilmut: inventors of cloning technology -- Allan Cormack and Godfrey Hounsfield: inventors of the CT scanner -- Raymond Damadian: inventor of the magnetic resonance imaging scanner -- Charles Drew: creator of the blood bank -- Robert Edwards and Patrick Steptoe: inventors of human in vitro fertilization -- Ashok Gadgil: inventor of the ultraviolet water purification system -- Meredith Gourdine: inventor of a device for purifying the air -- Wilson Greatbatch: inventor of the pacemaker -- Robert Hooke: inventor of various scientific instruments -- Edward Jenner: inventor of the smallpox vaccine -- Percy Lavon Julian: inventor of the glaucoma treatment method -- Dean Kamen: inventor of the autosyringe, the Ibot, and the segway -- William Morton: pioneer in anesthesia device -- Louis Pasteur: inventor of pasteurization. An introduction to health and medical technology and its inventors from Patricia Bath, inventor of cataract surgery, to Louis Pasteur, inventor of pasteurization.

From the Publisher
Ever year, new technologies advance and improve societies. Some of the most influential inventions have occurred in the health and medical field. This book explores important inventors and the inventions that have influenced the medical industry, such as the smallpox vaccine, CT scanners, and DNA cloning.
Product Details
  • Publisher: Cavendish Square
  • Publication Date: July 30, 2015
  • Format: Hardcover (library binding)
  • Series: Designing engineering solutions
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Dewey: 610.92
  • Classifications: Collective Biography, Nonfiction
  • Description: 144 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
  • ISBN-10: 1-50260-658-5
  • ISBN-13: 978-1-50260-658-7
  • LCCN: 2014-049162
  • Follett Number: 0998YV2
  • Audience: Young Adult