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The Discovery of the Germ: Twenty Years That Transformed The Way We Think About Disease
November, 2003
Cloth, 200 pages, 9 illus.
ISBN: 978-0-231-13150-6
$22.50
"Waller skillfully tells the tale of mankind surfacing to scientific and medical enlightenment after millennia spent in a cave: little book, big story." — Booklist
"Waller presents a new telling of an old tale. . . . The development of the germ theory was hardly linear; fields as diverse as agriculture, sericulture, or surgery contributed necessary pieces. Walter handles these diverse threads and weaves a coherent narrative out of them. . . . Highly recommended." — Choice
"[A]n excellent read for a general audience and packs a lot of information on the beginnings of the microbiology of disease." — Science Books and Films
"large in human drama...It is a history book that reads like a novel. Highly recommended for all academic libraries" — Jitka Hurych, E-Streams
"This engaging book reads as a success story of scientific progress." — Marjorie C. Malley, ISIS