Crossword Man · @crosswordman
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I'm reading #SiddhartaMukherjee's new book The Song of the Cell.
My jaw just dropped at the story of #IgnazSemmelweis, who discovered #Antisepsis well before #JosephLister, but whose hand-washing protocols were eventually rejected by the scientific community.
How much this was the result of his own failings and how much those of others, you be the judge.
#Obstetrics #Midwifery #Childbirth #PuerperalFever #ChildbedFever
#childbirth #PuerperalFever #ChildbedFever #SiddhartaMukherjee #ignazsemmelweis #antisepsis #JosephLister #obstetrics #midwifery
