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Subject(s)

• Bacteriologists—United States—Biography [Browse]
• Medical bacteriology—United States—History—19th century [Browse]
• Medical bacteriology—United States—History—20th century [Browse]
• Novy, Frederick G. (Frederick George) 1864-1957 [Browse]

Library of Congress genre(s)

• Biographies [Browse]

Rare books genre

• Biographies [Browse]

Series

Critical issues in health and medicine [More in this series]

Summary note

"Powel H. Kazanjian uses Novy's archived letters, laboratory notebooks, lecture notes, and published works to examine medical research and educational activities at the University of Michigan and other key medical schools during a formative period in modern medical science"--Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-229) and index.

Contents

• Frederick Novy and the origins of the Michigan Hygienic Laboratory
• What Novy did in his medical school laboratory
• Making medical education scientific
• Defining bacteriology as a discipline in its early years
• Significance for American culture : Arrowsmith
• Making a scientific career in medicine.

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ISBN

• 9780813585093 ((hardcover ; : alk. paper))
• 0813585090

LCCN

2016032167

OCLC

953601734

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