Germ Theory

Named as Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2012

From Hippocrates to Lillian Wald—the stories of scientists whose work changed the way we think about and treat infection.

• Describes the genesis of the germ theory of disease by a dozen seminal thinkers such as Jenner, Lister, and Ehrlich.
• Presents the "inside stories" of these pioneers'' struggles to have their work accepted, which can inform strate...