Ronald Ross
Malariologist and Polymath - A Biography
Seiten
1997
Palgrave Macmillan (Verlag)
978-0-333-62551-4 (ISBN)
Palgrave Macmillan (Verlag)
978-0-333-62551-4 (ISBN)
- Titel ist leider vergriffen;
keine Neuauflage - Artikel merken
The biography of Sir Ronald Ross who discovered how the mosquito transmitted malaria and was the first Briton to be awarded a Nobel Prize. This book puts his life and work in context and provides an appreciation of his scientific and literary work.
An objective biography of Sir Ronald Ross who discovered how the mosquito transmitted malaria and was the first Briton to be awarded a Nobel Prize. The authors put his life and work in context and give an appreciation of his scientific and literary work. They have researched archival material in Glasgow, Liverpool, London and Stockholm and the biography will include some hitherto unpublished illustrations. This will be the first thorough study since Sir Ronald's autobiography was published in 1923.
An objective biography of Sir Ronald Ross who discovered how the mosquito transmitted malaria and was the first Briton to be awarded a Nobel Prize. The authors put his life and work in context and give an appreciation of his scientific and literary work. They have researched archival material in Glasgow, Liverpool, London and Stockholm and the biography will include some hitherto unpublished illustrations. This will be the first thorough study since Sir Ronald's autobiography was published in 1923.
List of Illustrations - Family Tree - Acknowledgements - Foreword - Introduction - Family and Childhood - Mosquitos and Malaria - Ross the Medical Student, 1874-79 - Ross and the Indian Medical Service, 1881-94 - The Great Malaria Problem - The Nobel Prize - Ross joins the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine - Ross's Literary Work - The Cowl Affair - The Diagnostic Microscope - The War Office Consultant, 1914-19 - Ross's Pathometry - Ross's Mathematics - Other Research - Ross and the Royal Society of Medicine - Malaria Today - Bibliography - Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 16.6.1997 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | illustrations, bibliography, index |
| Verlagsort | Basingstoke |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 141 x 222 mm |
| Gewicht | 578 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Mikrobiologie / Infektologie / Reisemedizin | |
| Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Infektiologie / Immunologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-333-62551-X / 033362551X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-333-62551-4 / 9780333625514 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
| Haben Sie eine Frage zum Produkt? |
Mehr entdecken
aus dem Bereich
aus dem Bereich
Buch | Softcover (2023)
Lehmanns Media (Verlag)
CHF 27,90
