History of Biomedical Research in the 20th c. Resource?

[jlamacc1]

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Does anyone (i.e. OncDoc) know of a resource (book, website, encyclopedia) that contains a good, comprehensive overview of the BIG discoveries made in the 20th century (and maybe early 21st, too) in basic science relevant to medicine? Ideally I'd like something that contains the stories behind the science as well, a la "The Double Helix." I've checked out the Lasker and Nobel websites, but I'd like a bit more...

 

[solitude]

Does anyone (i.e. OncDoc) know of a resource (book, website, encyclopedia) that contains a good, comprehensive overview of the BIG discoveries made in the 20th century (and maybe early 21st, too) in basic science relevant to medicine? Ideally I'd like something that contains the stories behind the science as well, a la "The Double Helix." I've checked out the Lasker and Nobel websites, but I'd like a bit more...

I think the best thing out there to suit your needs is The Eighth Day of Creation by Horace Freeland Judson.

 

[jlamacc1]

Ooh, this looks good. Amazon time!

 

[solitude]

Ooh, this looks good. Amazon time!

yeah it's great, you'll love it.

 

[Inuranic]

Bill Bryson's "A Short History of Nearly Everything" is good, but it goes far beyond the 20th century.

 

[OncDoc19]

Historians aren't too keen on anthologies of the discoveries of great men, but I won't get into that here. I will say thought that my knowledge of that genre is small becuase of this aversion though. The only book that I can think of is "The Greatest Benefit to Mankind" by Roy Porter, but this covers MUCH more than the 20th century.

 

[seraph524]

What are you doing on SDN? You're supposed to be revisiting!!

 

[OncDoc19]

What are you doing on SDN? You're supposed to be revisiting!!

I am revisiting. But this is socal and everything is laid back! My first meeting was at 10am and then I had lunch with students. Now I have a 2 hours break and this afternoon I'm going for a run around campus. I think I may just go sit in the sun and read a book before my 3pm meeting. LA is heaven!

 

[mariluz]

jlamacc1,

I recommend "The Discoveries: Great Breakthroughs in 20th-Century Science, Including the Original Papers" by Alan Lightman. It's a fun read and like the title says, it includes original papers, which is super awesomsauce. More coolness is the fact that he addresses the Rosalind Franklin/DNA argument well and couples her structure article with the "award-winning" paper by Watson and Crick. *shiver*

http://www.amazon.com/Discoveries-B...r_1_19?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1207257931&sr=1-19


mariluz