Joseph Lister: 2 books

Contents: 1. The Oath of Hippocrates 2. Journeys in Diverse Places, by Ambroise Paré 3. On the Motion of the Heart and Blood in Animals, by William Harvey 4. The Three Original Publications on Vaccination Against Smallpox, by Edward Jenner 5. The Contagiousness of Puerperal Fever, by Oliver Wendell...

An electrifying collection of thought-provoking interviews from recent broadcasts of CBC Radio’s Ideas. In these remarkable dialogues — most of them in the company of Ideas host Paul Kennedy — some of the great intellectuals of our time reflect, interject, and project on the course of human civilization,...