{"title":"Robert E. Adler","description":"\u003cp\u003eROBERT E. ADLER, PhD, is a psychologist and science journalist and the author of two books published by John Wiley \u0026amp; Sons: \u003cem\u003eMedical Firsts: From Hippocrates to the Human Genome\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eScience Firsts: From the Creation of Science to the Science of Creation\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdler completed the science journalism program at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and has written for \u003cem\u003eNew Scientist\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNature\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAstronomy\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eScienceNow\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eSan Jose Mercury News\u003c\/em\u003e, and the \u003cem\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen he’s not writing, Adler works as a freelance science and technology writer. His books trace landmark discoveries from ancient history to modern science, including the human genome project.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert lives in Santa Rosa, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert E. Adler’s books are published by Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"medical-firsts-from-hippocrates-to-the-human-genome","title":"Medical Firsts: From Hippocrates to the Human Genome","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAn exploration of medical discoveries-from the ancient Greeks to the present\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Always help, or at least do no harm.\" Following this simple yet revolutionary idea, Hippocrates laid the foundation for modern medicine over two millennia ago. From the Hippocratic Oath to the human genome, from Pasteur's germ theory to the worldwide eradication of smallpox, \u003cem\u003eMedical Firsts\u003c\/em\u003e brings to life 2,500 years of medical advances and discoveries. 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Over the course of thirty-five concise, superbly written accounts, science writer Robert Adler takes readers on an lively journey through nearly three millennia of epic scientific discovery, offering accessible explanations of the science involved along with vivid historical and biographical details that help place the discoveries and their discoverers in context for contemporary readers.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0471401749\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9780471401742\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Robert E. 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