Publication

1988 - Science Tech Publishers, Madison, WI, Wisconsin

Language

English

Word Count

91,000 words, Guess

Page Count

364 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Goodreads5165490
  • LibraryThing1936787

Classifications

  • DDC616/.014/0924
  • LCCQR31.K6 B76 1988

Description

For anyone interested in the origin of the fields of experimental medicine and bacteriology, this book will prove of great value. Robert Koch's story is a stirring example of how a lone country doctor can rise above all odds to become a true scientific revolutionary. Koch was the founder of the discipline of bacteriology, and his work formed the basis for all modern ideas of hygiene and public health. Given the Nobel Prize for his discovery of the cause of tuberculosis, Robert Koch made major contributions to tropical medicine, immunology, and veterinary medicine. He was also a world traveler and made numerous, important research expeditions to India (where he discovered the cause of cholera), Africa, and New Guinea.

First Sentence

From humble beginnings, and after an ordinary career as a country doctor, Robert Koch rose to the pinnacle of scientific achievement.

Subjects

Topics

KochBiographyBacille deMicrobiologyMicrobiologistsKoch, Robert, 1843-1910.Microbiologists -- Germany -- Biography.

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Series Statement

  • Scientific revolutionaries

Other Editions

  • Robert Koch, a life in medicine and bacteriologyScience Tech Publishers1988-01-01

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