Reddit reviews The Butchering Art: Joseph Lister's Quest to Transform the Grisly World of Victorian Medicine
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Some nonfiction books I enjoyed that came to mind:
Anyone interested in this guy should read https://www.amazon.com/Butchering-Art-Transform-Victorian-Medicine/dp/0374117292 it's astounding the state surgical practices were in just 150yrs ago, and how this guys protégé changed everything.
This super cool nonfiction book called The Butchering Art about Joseph Lister and the advent of germ theory and antiseptic.
It's kind of graphic so if you're not cool reading about guts and pus then maybe it's not for you. But I love it.
I find that science history and biography gives a good understanding of scientific methods, and when written for the lay-person, doesn't get so bogged down in technical jargon.
Here are a few of my favorites:
(Also check out his biographies of Isaac Newton and Richard Feynman)
And here are a few on my to read list:
I hope that helps.
Lucky you! I'm not sure an audio version of the book would really work because of the photos, however you may dig The Butchering Art by Dr. Lindsey Fitzharris.