Morris, T: The Matter of the Heart
A History of the Heart in Eleven Operations
(Sprache: Englisch)
The story of the human heart through 11 ground-breaking operations
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The story of the human heart through 11 ground-breaking operations
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For thousands of years the human heart remained the deepest of mysteries; both home to the soul and an organ too complex to touch, let alone operate on.Then, in the late nineteenth century, medics began going where no one had dared go before. The following decades saw the mysteries of the heart exposed, thanks to pioneering surgeons, brave patients and even sacrificial dogs.
In 11 landmark operations, Thomas Morris tells us stories of triumph, reckless bravery, swaggering arrogance, jealousy and rivalry, and incredible ingenuity: the trail-blazing 'blue baby' procedure that transformed wheezing infants into pink, healthy children; the first human heart transplant, which made headline news around the globe. And yet the heart still feels sacred: just before the operation to fit one of the first artificial hearts, the patient's wife asked the surgeon if he would still be able to love her.
The Matter of the Heart gives us a view over the surgeon's shoulder, showing us the heart'sinner workings and failings. It describes both a human story and a history of risk-taking that has ultimately saved millions of lives.
Autoren-Porträt von Thomas Morris
Thomas Morris worked for the BBC for seventeen years making programmes for Radio 4 and Radio 3. For five years he was the producer of In Our Time, and previously worked on Front Row, Open Book and The Film Programme. His freelance journalism has appeared in publications including The Times, The Lancet and The Cricketer. In 2015 he was awarded a Royal Society of Literature Jerwood Award for non-fiction. He lives in London.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Thomas Morris
- 2017, 432 Seiten, Maße: 15,1 x 23,1 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Bodley Head
- ISBN-10: 1847923925
- ISBN-13: 9781847923929
- Erscheinungsdatum: 29.05.2017
Sprache:
Englisch
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