{"product_id":"the-youngest-science-rare-books","title":"The Youngest Science Notes of a Medicine-Watcher by Lewis Thomas [RARE BOOKS]","description":"\u003ch2 aria-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eBook Summary\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eFrom the 1920s when he watched his father, a general practitioner who made housecalls and wrote his prescriptions in Latin, to his days in medical school and beyond, Lewis Thomas saw medicine evolve from an art into a sophisticated science. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Youngest Science\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is Dr. Thomas's account of his life in the medical profession and an inquiry into what medicine is all about--the youngest science, but one rich in possibility and promise.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe chronicles his training in Boston and New York, his war career in the South Pacific, his most impassioned research projects, his work as an administrator in hospitals and medical schools, and even his experiences as a patient. Along the way, Thomas explores the complex relationships between research and practice, between words and meanings, between human error and human accomplishment, More than a magnificent autobiography, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Youngest Science\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is also a celebration and a warning--about the nature of medicine and about the future life of our planet.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003e\u003cem data-is-only-node=\"\" data-end=\"22\" data-start=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\"\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"\" data-end=\"1046\" data-start=\"1043\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"\" data-end=\"1085\" data-start=\"1048\"\u003eAbout the Author –\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-end=\"1284\" data-start=\"1087\"\u003eFull Name: \u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003eLewis Thomas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"1144\" data-start=\"1141\"\u003eBorn: \u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003eNovember 25, 1913, Flushing, New York, USA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"1196\" data-start=\"1193\"\u003eDied: \u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003eDecember 3, 1993, Manhattan, New York, USA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-end=\"1404\" data-start=\"1286\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003eLewis Thomas was an American physician, poet, essayist, and administrator, renowned for his ability to communicate complex scientific ideas with clarity and elegance.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003eHe graduated from Princeton University and Harvard Medical School, later serving as the dean of Yale Medical School and New York University School of Medicine, and as the president of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Institute.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-end=\"1524\" data-start=\"1406\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] bg-[#FCECC1] dark:bg-[#64572A] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003eThomas wrote regularly for the \u003cem data-end=\"64\" data-start=\"31\"\u003eNew England Journal of Medicine\u003c\/em\u003e, and his essays were compiled into several acclaimed books, including \u003cem data-end=\"156\" data-start=\"135\"\u003eThe Lives of a Cell\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem data-end=\"187\" data-start=\"161\"\u003eThe Medusa and the Snail\u003c\/em\u003e, both of which won National Book Awards.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003eHis writing often explored the intersections of science, philosophy, and the human experience, earning him recognition as one of the most eloquent science writers of his time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan aria-describedby=\"radix-«r9o»\" data-state=\"delayed-open\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-header a-expander-partial-collapse-header\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-expander-prompt\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Best of Used books","offers":[{"title":"Used","offer_id":44270380515585,"sku":"2UOU99B0H-Used","price":399.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0421\/4299\/0495\/files\/ew6.jpg?v=1747469903","url":"https:\/\/bestofusedbooks.com\/products\/the-youngest-science-rare-books","provider":"Best Of Used Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}