Revised and updated softcover volume first published in Great Britain in 1996, this 192 page fascinating & historical book includes portraits of the doctors, surgeons and scientists whose outstanding efforts over the centuries have provided landmarks in this vital field of study. From primitive times, when magic was often the only available medicine, to modern days, when the doctor's ability to cure illness just seems miraculous: how, through the centuries, did we travel from one point to the other?

This remarkable voyage through the milestones and landmarks of medical knowledge takes us back to prehistory, when sorcerers actually perforated the skull to relieve ailments (yes--many patients actually survived!) right through the most up-to-date, sophisticated technology used by skilled practitioners now. ..