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Surgery

1994
Text and accompanying photographs trace the development of surgery from the ancient Egyptians and Greeks to present practices, discussing important people, new techniques, and improved equipment.

Breakthrough, women in writing

1980
Describes the efforts of five women to achieve success as authors. Emphasizes the particular problems they faced in combining a writing career with family responsibilities and in overcoming prejudice against women writers.

Communications

1994
Presents brief discussions of communications advancements over the years, from language to printing, to radio and artificial satellites.

Electricity

1994
Surveys major breakthroughs in the science of electricity, from magnetism and electric motors to the electroscope and superconductivity.

Women in archaeology

1981
Biographies of six successful women archaeologists. Includes information on making archaeology a career and lists archaeological field schools, departments of anthropology/archaeology, and museum departments.

Genetics

1994
Traces the history of genetic research from Mendel to mid-1990 investigations.
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