The Evolution of Modern Medicine: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Evolution of Modern Medicine, credited to Sir William Osler, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of The Evolution of Modern Medicine by Sir William Osler. Read in English by LibriVox volunteers. This is the manuscript of Sir William Osler's lectures on the "Evolution of Modern Medicine," delivered at Yale University in 1913. Here, the father of modern clinical medicine provides a brief introduction to the history of medicine from its origin to modern developments, such as the rise of preventive medicine. Originally written for the general public, the classic text is both engaging and informative, especially for those interested in healthcare professions, or medicine and history in general. - Summary by Cao Yuqing

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Evolution of Modern Medicine
• Author credits: Sir William Osler
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 28
• Listed recording duration: 7:19:07

Catalogue topics

• history
• science
• medicine
• evolution
• lecture
• yale

Opening tracks: first 24 of 28

1. 00 - Preface — 7:38
2. 01 - Chapter I — ORIGIN OF MEDICINE, Introduction — 15:55
3. 02 - Chapter I — ORIGIN OF MEDICINE, Origin of Medicine — 6:00
4. 03 - Chapter I — ORIGIN OF MEDICINE, Egyptian Medicine — 17:23
5. 04 - Chapter I — ORIGIN OF MEDICINE, Assyrian Medicine and Babylonian Medicine — 20:31
6. 05 - Chapter I — ORIGIN OF MEDICINE, Hebrew Medicine — 5:40
7. 06 - Chapter I — ORIGIN OF MEDICINE, Chinese and Japanese Medicine — 9:40
8. 07 - Chapter II — GREEK MEDICINE, Introduction — 19:48
9. 08 - Chapter II — GREEK MEDICINE, Asklepios — 14:07
10. 09 - Chapter II — GREEK MEDICINE, Hippocrates and the Hippocratic Writings — 31:07
11. 10 - Chapter II — GREEK MEDICINE, Alexandrian School — 7:35
12. 11 - Chapter II — GREEK MEDICINE, Galen — 14:33
13. 12 - Chapter III — MEDIAEVAL MEDICINE, Introduction — 7:01
14. 13 - Chapter III — MEDIAEVAL MEDICINE, South Italian School, Byzantine Medicine — 7:44
15. 14 - Chapter III — MEDIAEVAL MEDICINE, Arabian Medicine — 23:20
16. 15 - Chapter III — MEDIAEVAL MEDICINE, The Rise of the Universities — 20:23
17. 16 - Chapter III — MEDIAEVAL MEDICINE, Mediaeval Medical Studies, Mediaeval Practice — 3:09
18. 17 - Chapter III — MEDIAEVAL MEDICINE, Astrology and Divination — 14:06
19. 18 - Chapter IV — RENAISSANCE AND RISE OF ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY, Introduction — 10:08
20. 19 - Chapter IV — RENAISSANCE AND RISE OF ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY, Paracelsus — 26:20
21. 20 - Chapter IV — RENAISSANCE AND RISE OF ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY, Vesalius — 29:37
22. 21 - Chapter IV — RENAISSANCE AND RISE OF ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY, Harvey — 29:36
23. 22 - Chapter V — THE RISE AND DEVELOPMENT OF MODERN MEDICINE, Introduction Part 1 — 22:01
24. 23 - Chapter V — THE RISE AND DEVELOPMENT OF MODERN MEDICINE, Introduction Part 2 — 23:47

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