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A Dozen Doctors: Autobiographic Sketches

A Dozen Doctors: Autobiographic Sketches The great contemporary discoveries which have shaped medical progress all have their objective data suitably recorded in the literature. But not ordinarily recorded are the subjective and personal factors, "the human side of history." This aspect "is best told by people who had roles in it." To further this side of science Dwight Ingle, editor of Perspectives in Biology and Medicine, persuaded 12 prominent physicians to write for that journal brief autobiographies. These now are reprinted in book form. Five of the 12 (Sir Henry Dale, Otto Loewi, W. R. Hess, George von Hevesy, and George H. Whipple) have received Nobel Prizes for their work. The others—F. A. Hartman, C. J. Herrick, Leo Loeb, Esmond R. Long, Irvine McQuarrie, J. H. Means, and R. M. Wilder—all have contributed prominently to different aspects of medical science and clinical medicine. In the aggregate the autobiographies present a remarkable sketch of the medical http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA American Medical Association

A Dozen Doctors: Autobiographic Sketches

JAMA , Volume 187 (6) – Feb 8, 1964

A Dozen Doctors: Autobiographic Sketches

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The great contemporary discoveries which have shaped medical progress all have their objective data suitably recorded in the literature. But not ordinarily recorded are the subjective and personal factors, "the human side of history." This aspect "is best told by people who had roles in it." To further this side of science Dwight Ingle, editor of Perspectives in Biology and Medicine, persuaded 12 prominent physicians to write for that journal brief...
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American Medical Association
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Copyright © 1964 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.
ISSN
0098-7484
eISSN
1538-3598
DOI
10.1001/jama.1964.03060190081037
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Abstract

The great contemporary discoveries which have shaped medical progress all have their objective data suitably recorded in the literature. But not ordinarily recorded are the subjective and personal factors, "the human side of history." This aspect "is best told by people who had roles in it." To further this side of science Dwight Ingle, editor of Perspectives in Biology and Medicine, persuaded 12 prominent physicians to write for that journal brief autobiographies. These now are reprinted in book form. Five of the 12 (Sir Henry Dale, Otto Loewi, W. R. Hess, George von Hevesy, and George H. Whipple) have received Nobel Prizes for their work. The others—F. A. Hartman, C. J. Herrick, Leo Loeb, Esmond R. Long, Irvine McQuarrie, J. H. Means, and R. M. Wilder—all have contributed prominently to different aspects of medical science and clinical medicine. In the aggregate the autobiographies present a remarkable sketch of the medical

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Published: Feb 8, 1964

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