** "Medical Essays, 1842-1882" by Oliver Wendell Holmes is a compilation of writings that examines the state of medicine in the 1800s. These essays investigate the medical problems and disagreements of the period, displaying the author's analytical viewpoint on subjects such as medical practices, homoeopathy, and the changing medical field. In particular, the beginnings of the collection discuss the author's thoughts on the responses he faced for his work regarding alternative medicine. By dealing with science and education in his time, the book emphasizes the difficulties and changes encountered by those in the medical community as they sought to balance conventional practices with new scientific understanding. **
Medical Essays, 1842-1882
By Oliver Wendell Holmes
** Explore how one man's controversial medical perspectives ignited debates and challenged long-held beliefs within a rapidly changing profession.
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About the AuthorOliver Wendell Holmes Sr. was an American physician, poet, and polymath based in Boston. Grouped among the fireside poets, he was acclaimed by his peers as one of the best writers of the day. His most famous prose works are the "Breakfast-Table" series, which began with The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table (1858). He was also an important medical reformer. In addition to his work as an author and poet, Holmes also served as a physician, professor, lecturer, inventor, and, although he never practiced it, he received formal training in law.
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. was an American physician, poet, and polymath based in Boston. Grouped among the fireside poets, he was acclaimed by his peers as one of the best writers of the day. His most famous prose works are the "Breakfast-Table" series, which began with The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table (1858). He was also an important medical reformer. In addition to his work as an author and poet, Holmes also served as a physician, professor, lecturer, inventor, and, although he never practiced it, he received formal training in law.
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