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<p>Selected by <i>Choice</i> magazine as an Outstanding Academic Title<br><br>Among his many accomplishments, Benjamin Franklin was instrumental in founding the first major civilian hospital and medical school and in the American colonies. He studied the efficacy of smallpox inoculation and investigated the causes of the common cold. His inventions&mdash;including bifocal lenses and a "long arm" that extended the user's reach&mdash;made life easier for the aged and afflicted. In <i>Doctor Franklin's Medicine</i>, Stanley Finger uncovers the instrumental role that this scientist, inventor, publisher, and statesman played in the development of the healing arts&mdash;enhancing preventive and bedside medicine, hospital care, and even personal hygiene in ways that changed the face of medical care in both America and Europe.<br><br>As Finger shows, Franklin approached medicine in the spirit of the Enlightenment and with the mindset of an experimental natural philosopher, seeking cures for diseases and methods of alleviating symptoms of illnesses. He was one of the first people to try to use electrical shocks to help treat paralytic strokes and hysteria, and even suggested applying shocks

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Author

Finger, Stanley;Franklin, Benjamin

Publisher

University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc.

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9780812201918

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Biography, Medical

Rating

4.43 / 5 (7 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13