Healers and Achievers

It is not widely known that throughout history physicians have contributed more than just medical care to civilization. Healers and Achievers is a series of biographies of doctors from ancient Egypt to the twenty-first century who distinguished themselves with lasting non-medical accomplishments. They include the architect of the first Egyptian pyramid a pope the Fathers of astronomy geology magnetism and taxonomy American Founding Fathers French Revolutionaries a buccaneer world-class athletes a spy and an astronaut. Their life stories are told in the context of the eras in which they lived and their fields of medical and non-medial expertise are explained in terms comprehensible to both laymen and physicians.--Back cover.