Smallpox was the scourge of the eighteenth century: it showed no mercy, almost wiping out whole societies. Young and old, poor and royalty were equally at risk - unless they had survived a previous attack. Daniel Sutton, a young surgeon from Suffolk, used this knowledge to pioneer a simple and effective inoculation method to counter the disease. His technique paved the way for Edward Jenner's discovery of vaccination - but, while Jenner is revered, Sutton has been vilified for not widely revealing his methods until later in life. Gavin Weightman reclaims Sutton's importance, showing how the cli The Great Inoculator - Gavin Weightman od authora Gavin Weightman a nakladatelství za skvělé ceny na e-shopu Martinus. cz.
| Autor |
Gavin Weightman |
| Jazyk |
anglický |
| Počet stran |
208 |
| Rok vydání |
2020 |
| Nakladatelství |
Yale University Press |
