ECU Libraries Catalog

The discovery of the germ : twenty years that transformed the way we think about disease / John Waller.

Author/creator Waller, John, 1972-
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoNew York : Columbia University Press, ©2002.
Description197 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
Subject(s)
Series Revolutions in science
Revolutions in science (Columbia University. Press) ^A697143
Contents Before the germ -- Germs of revolution, 500 BC-1850 AD -- Cue, Louis Pasteur -- Worms, chickens and sheep -- Koch's postulates -- Four big ones, 1881-1899.
Abstract Charts how, why, and by whom germ theory was transformed from a hotly disputed speculation to a central tenet of modern medicine.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
Genre/formHistory.
LCCN 2003051558
ISBN023113150X (alk. paper)
ISBN9780231131506 (alk. paper)
ISBN0231131518 (alk. paper)
ISBN9780231131513 (alk. paper)

Available Items

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks RB153 .W34 2002 ✔ Available Place Hold