Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to H C Greisman.
The American Civil War marked the last time more soldiers died from disease than from enemy bullets and the beginning of medical science's movement beyond folklore and superstition. The wound management techniques described that were practiced just a little more than a century ago provide a dramatic and sharp counterpoint to current wound management procedures.
As the result of a duel early in the life of this flamboyant scientist, Tycho Brahe lost his nose and soon after began to wear a prosthesis. Although evidence is impressionistic at best, Tycho's case can be seen as an example of how the use of a prosthesis produced significant biographic changes.
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