Novato, CA
7 entries published in this place. (Novato, US)
2001
#6903
Tarnished Idol: William Thomas Green Morton and the introduction of surgical anesthesia. A chronicle of the ether controversy
The most comprehensive biography of Morton, and the most comprehensive account of the ether controversy between Morton and Charles Thomas Jackson.
2002
#8200
Origins of cyberspace: A library on the history of computing, networking, and telecommunications.
Includes some significant early annotated references to the applictions of computing to biology and medicine.
2005
#8201
From Gutenberg to the internet: A sourcebook on the history of information technology. Edited by Jeremy M. Norman.
Includes some documentation on the early applications of computing to biology and medicine.
2006
#6905
The evolution of surgical instruments: An illustrated history from ancient times to the twentieth century.
2007
#7646
Charles Thomas Jackson: “The head behind the hands.” Applying science to implement discovery and invention in early nineteenth century America
The first biography of Jackson, the physician and geologist who discoverered of the anesthetic effects of ether, and also played an important role in the discovery of the American electro-magnetic telegraph. Forms a s…
2015
#8186
HistoryofMedicineandBiology.com
On December 27, 2016, as this database reached its 10,000th entry, though its entry number is less because of the old decimal extensions used in the prior printed editions, I decided to add it in the "electronic resou…
2020
#12042
Sir William Osler: An encyclopedia. Edited by Charles S. Bryan.
The definitive reference on Sir William Osler, his life, his times, his friends, and his influence. Osler was voted "the most influential physician in history" in a 2016 survey of North American doctors, but his inter…