An Interactive Annotated World Bibliography of Printed and Digital Works in the History of Medicine and the Life Sciences from Circa 2000 BCE to 2022 by Fielding H. Garrison (1870-1935), Leslie T. Morton (1907-2004), and Jeremy M. Norman (1945- ) Traditionally Known as “Garrison-Morton”

15961 entries, 13944 authors and 1935 subjects. Updated: March 22, 2024

ALBERT, Daniel Myron

7 entries
  • 13974

A human DNA segment with properties of the gene that predisposes to retinoblastoma and osteosarcoma.

Nature, 323, 643-646, 1986.

Isolation of the first human tumor suppressor gene. Order of authorship in the original publication: Friend, Bernards, Rogeli, Weinberg, Rapaport, Albert, Dryja.



Subjects: GENETICS / HEREDITY › HEREDITARY / CONGENITAL DISEASES OR DISORDERS › Hereditary Cancers › Retinoblastoma, ONCOLOGY & CANCER
  • 7022

Men of vision: Lives of notable figures in ophthalmology.

Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders, 1993.


Subjects: BIOGRAPHY (Reference Works), OPHTHALMOLOGY › History of Ophthalmology
  • 7014

Source book of ophthalmology.

Cambridge, MA: Blackwell Science, 1995.

An annotated bibliography of significant books in the history of ophthalmology, with brief biographical notes regarding authors.



Subjects: BIBLIOGRAPHY › Bibliographies of Specific Subjects, OPHTHALMOLOGY › History of Ophthalmology
  • 7020

Profiles in gerontology: A biographical dictionary

Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group, 1995.


Subjects: BIOGRAPHY (Reference Works), GERIATRICS / Gerontology / Aging › History of Gerontology & Aging
  • 7015

The history of ophthalmology.

Cambridge, MA: Blackwell Scientific, 1996.


Subjects: OPHTHALMOLOGY › History of Ophthalmology
  • 7013

Dates in ophthalmology.

New York: Parthenon Publishing, 2002.

An annotated chronological listing of significant events in the history of ophthalmology.



Subjects: OPHTHALMOLOGY › History of Ophthalmology
  • 7667

Chevalier John Taylor, England's early oculist: Pretender or pioneer?

Madison, WI: Parallel Press, University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries, 2011.

The unusually colorful career of the pioneer oculist, notorious for his flamboyant behavior, self-promotion, proflific writings, and for blinding both Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frideric Handel. The authors discuss Taylor's productive contributions to ocular surgery which typically have been overshadowed by the sensational nature of his reputation. Includes a well-illustrated discussion of Taylor's principal works and medical contributions.



Subjects: OPHTHALMOLOGY › History of Ophthalmology, Quackery