02210nam 22004093 450 991083820590332120230629231819.01-78914-634-8(MiAaPQ)EBC30182088(Au-PeEL)EBL30182088(CKB)25161879100041(BIP)086004628(EXLCZ)992516187910004120221018d2022 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierStethoscope The Making of a Medical Icon1st ed.London :Reaktion Books, Limited,2022.©2022.1 online resource (192 pages)Print version: Harris, Anna Stethoscope London : Reaktion Books, Limited,c2022 9781789146332 Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Revelation -- 2. Rise -- 3. Reach -- 4. Routine -- 5. Learning -- 6. Obsolescence? -- 7. Improvisation -- Conclusion -- References -- Select Bibliography -- Acknowledgements -- Photo Acknowledgements -- Index.A surprising investigation of a scientific instrument long at the pulse of medicine.This book explores the colorful past, present, and future of an instrument that is, quite literally, close to our hearts. The stethoscope has become the symbol of medicine itself--how did this come to be? What makes the stethoscope such a familiar yet charismatic object? Drawing from a range of fields including history, anthropology, science, technology, and sound studies, the book illustrates the variety of roles the stethoscope has played over time. It shows that the stethoscope is not, and has never been, a single entity. It is used to a variety of ends, serves several purposes, and is open to many interpretations. This variability is the key to the stethoscope's enduring presence in the medical and popular imagination.610.28Harris Anna1272458Rice Tom1656847MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910838205903321Stethoscope4141730UNINA