Synopses & Reviews
Today, astonishing surgical breakthroughs are making limb transplants, face transplants, and a host of other previously un dreamed of operations possible. But getting here has not been a simple story of medical progress. In
Blood and Guts, veteran science writer Richard Hollingham weaves a compelling narrative from the key moments in surgical history. We have a ringside seat in the operating theater of University College Hospital in London as world-renowned Victorian surgeon Robert Liston performs a remarkable amputation in thirty seconds—from first cut to final stitch. Innovations such as Joseph Listers antiseptic technique, the first open-heart surgery, and Walter Freemans lobotomy operations, among other breakthroughs, are brought to life in these pages in vivid detail. This is popular science writing at its best.
Synopsis
Astonishing surgical breakthroughs are making once unfathomable operations possible. But getting to this stage has not been without obstacles. Veteran science writer Hollingham weaves a compelling narrative highlighting the key moments in surgical history.
About the Author
RICHARD HOLLINGHAM is a science journalist, author, and BBC radio presenter. He has written and presented a number of radio series on science, the environment, and international politics. His popular science book,
How to Clone the Perfect Blonde, was longlisted for the coveted Aventis Science Prize in 2004.