Includes bibliographical references and index (page 24).
Contents
Discovery number 1: Surgery -- Discovery number 2: Blood circulation -- Discovery number 3: Vaccines -- Discovery number 4: Anesthetics -- Discovery number 5: Nursing -- Discovery number 6: Germ theory -- Discovery number 7: Antiseptic -- Discovery number 8: Talking cures -- Discovery number 9: X rays -- Discovery number 10: Pain killers -- Discovery number 11: Brain waves -- Discovery number 12: Antibiotics -- Discovery number 13: Contraception -- Discovery number 14: Ultrasound -- Discovery number 15: Stem cells -- Discovery number 16: MRI scans -- Discovery number 17: Test-tube babies -- Timeline.
