Hear what Sir William Osler noted about his relationship with the poet Walt Whitman, just one of the hundreds of fascinating characters Osler knew and jotted his thoughts down about.
This is an excerpt from:
THE LIFE OF SIR WILLIAM OSLER
Written in 1924 by Harvey Cushing, MD (the father of modern neurosurgery)
An epic telling of the birth of modern clinical medicine, by those who lived it.
An amazingly detailed look at the life of a gentleman and illustrious physician of the 19th century. An intimate tell of medical history during a time it moved from its rudiments of 3,000 years to the foundations of modern practice. And Williams Osler, the preeminent physician of his day and the father of modern clinical medicine, seems to have been at the heart of it all.
This biography is written by another esteemed physician, Harvey Cushing, the father of modern neurosurgery. The two volumes together are 60 hours long, of which the first 10 hours are now available on SoundCloud. It is a work in progress.
This is a fascinating, intimate look at the greatest period of discovery in medical history, with remembrances of the likes of Virchow, Pasteur, Sydenham, Lister, Koch, and many, many others.
This will make a great gift for that medical man or woman in your life. Listen now!
This book is read by Edison McDaniels, MD
The entire two volume narration is 60 hours long.
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