Thompson, G. R. (Editor)
Imperial College Press
Physical Details: xvii + 354 pp.; ill.; bibl.; index
Language: English
This book brings together in one volume fifteen Nobel Prize-winning discoveries that have had the greatest impact upon medical science and the practice of medicine during the 20th century and up to the present time. Its overall aim is to enlighten, entertain and stimulate. This is especially so for those who are involved in or contemplating a career in medical research. Anyone interested in the particulars of a specific award or Laureate can obtain detailed information on the topic by accessing the Nobel Foundation's website. In contrast, this book aims to provide a less formal and more personal view of the science and scientists involved, by having prominent academics write a chapter each about a Nobel Prize-winning discovery in their own areas of interest and expertise.
...MoreDescription Contents:
Chapter Tattersall, Robert (2012) The Discovery of Insulin. In: Nobel Prizes That Changed Medicine (p. 1).
Chapter Hoffbrand, A. Victor; Aitman, Timothy J. (2012) The Discovery of the Cure for Pernicious Anaemia, Vitamin B12. In: Nobel Prizes That Changed Medicine (p. 21).
Chapter Sidebottom, Eric (2012) The Discovery of Penicillin. In: Nobel Prizes That Changed Medicine (p. 45).
Chapter Seed, Tony (2012) The Introduction of Cardiac Catheterisation. In: Nobel Prizes That Changed Medicine (p. 69).
Chapter Scott, James; Thompson, Gilbert (2012) The Discovery of the Structure of DNA. In: Nobel Prizes That Changed Medicine (p. 89).
Chapter MacDermot, John; Kempner, Ellis (2012) The Interpretation of the Genetic Code. In: Nobel Prizes That Changed Medicine (p. 113).
Chapter Cegla, Jaimini; Bloom, Stephen (2012) The Discovery of Neuropeptides and Radioimmunoassay of Peptide Hormones. In: Nobel Prizes That Changed Medicine (p. 133).
Chapter Thomas, Adrian M. K. (2012) The Development of Computer-Assisted Tomography. In: Nobel Prizes That Changed Medicine (p. 151).
Chapter Flowe, Rod (2012) The Discovery of Prostaglandins. In: Nobel Prizes That Changed Medicine (p. 171).
Chapter Waldmann, Herman; Milstein, Celia P. (2012) The Antibody Problem and the Generation of Monoclonal Antibodies. In: Nobel Prizes That Changed Medicine (p. 197).
Chapter Thompson, Gilbert (2012) The Discovery of the LDL Receptor and Its Role in Cholesterol Metabolism. In: Nobel Prizes That Changed Medicine (p. 217).
Chapter Soutar, Anne K. (2012) The Invention of the Polymerase Chain Reaction and Use of Site-Directed Mutagenesis. In: Nobel Prizes That Changed Medicine (p. 237).
Chapter Channon, Keith M. (2012) The Discovery of the Pathophysiological Role of Nitric Oxide in Blood Vessels. In: Nobel Prizes That Changed Medicine (p. 263).
Chapter Hawkey, Chris (2012) The Discovery of Helicobacter Pylori. In: Nobel Prizes That Changed Medicine (p. 281).
Chapter Hull, Richard P.; Aitman, Timothy J. (2012) The Discovery of RNA Interference---Gene Silencing by Double-Stranded RNA. In: Nobel Prizes That Changed Medicine (p. 309).
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