Stethoscope: The Making of a Medical Icon, (Hardcover)
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| Management number | 238236345 | Release Date | 2026/07/11 | List Price | US$14.53 | Model Number | 238236345 | ||
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<b>A surprising investigation of a scientific instrument long at the pulse of medicine. </b> <p> This book explores the colorful past, present, and future of an instrument that is, quite literally, close to our hearts. The stethoscope has become the symbol of medicine itself--how did this come to be? What makes the stethoscope such a familiar yet charismatic object? Drawing from a range of fields including history, anthropology, science, technology, and sound studies, the book illustrates the variety of roles the stethoscope has played over time. It shows that the stethoscope is not, and has never been, a single entity. It is used to a variety of ends, serves several purposes, and is open to many interpretations. This variability is the key to the stethoscope's enduring presence in the medical and popular imagination.</p>
- Stethoscope: The Making of a Medical Icon, (Hardcover)
- Author: Reaktion Books
- ISBN: 9781789146332
- Format: Hardcover
- Publication Date: 2022-12-14
- Page Count: 224
| Book format | Hardcover |
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| Fiction/nonfiction | Non-Fiction |
| Genre | History |
| Publication date | December, 2022 |
| Pages | 224 |
| Reading level | General |
| Subgenre | General |
| Series title | No Series |
| Number in series | 0 |
| Edition | 1 |
| Publisher | Reaktion Books |
| Original languages | English |
| Language | English |
| Is collectible | N |
| Binding type | Case Binding |
| Recording time | 0 min |
| Retail packaging | Single Piece |
| Assembled product dimensions (l x w x h) | 5.70 x 1.20 x 8.10 in |
| Assembled product weight | 0.85 lb |
| Bisac subject heading | History |
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