Blood Work: A Tale of Medicine and Murder in the Scientific Revolution

Nonfiction, History, Modern, 17th Century, Health & Well Being, Medical, Reference, Science & Nature, Science, Other Sciences
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Author: Holly Tucker ISBN: 9780393080421
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Publication: March 21, 2011
Imprint: W. W. Norton & Company Language: English
Author: Holly Tucker
ISBN: 9780393080421
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication: March 21, 2011
Imprint: W. W. Norton & Company
Language: English

“Excellent. . . . Tucker’s chronicle of the world of 17th-century science in London and Paris is fascinating.”—The Economist

In December 1667, maverick physician Jean Denis transfused calf’s blood into one of Paris’s most notorious madmen. Days later, the madman was dead and Denis was framed for murder. A riveting exposé of the fierce debates, deadly politics, and cutthroat rivalries behind the first transfusion experiments, Blood Work takes us from dissection rooms in palaces to the streets of Paris, providing an unforgettable portrait of an era that wrestled with the same questions about morality and experimentation that haunt medical science today.

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“Excellent. . . . Tucker’s chronicle of the world of 17th-century science in London and Paris is fascinating.”—The Economist

In December 1667, maverick physician Jean Denis transfused calf’s blood into one of Paris’s most notorious madmen. Days later, the madman was dead and Denis was framed for murder. A riveting exposé of the fierce debates, deadly politics, and cutthroat rivalries behind the first transfusion experiments, Blood Work takes us from dissection rooms in palaces to the streets of Paris, providing an unforgettable portrait of an era that wrestled with the same questions about morality and experimentation that haunt medical science today.

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