RT Web Page DB /z-wcorg/ DS http://worldcat.org ID 731730439 LA English UL http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780123739919 T1 Tropical medicine : an illustrated history of the pioneers PB Academic PP Paris; London YR 2007 SN 9780123739919 0123739918 AB This superbly illustrated work provides short accounts of the lives and scientific contributions of all of the major pioneers of Tropical Medicine. Largely biographical, the stories discussed enlighten a new generation of scientists to the advances made by their predecessors. Written by Gordon Cook, contributor to the hugely popular Mansons Tropical Diseases, this report discusses the pioneers themselves and offers a global accounting of their experiences at the onset of the discipline.