The Youngest Science: Notes of a Medicine-Watcher (Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Series)
by Lewis Thomas
In The Youngest Science, Lewis Thomas examines medicine through the eyes of an attentive observer. His reflections explore the field’s evolving scientific foundations, its distinctive practices, and the uncertainties that accompany medical progress, offering readers a thoughtful introduction to medicine as a developing science.
About This Book
The Youngest Science: Notes of a Medicine-Watcher presents Lewis Thomas’s reflections on medicine and its continuing development as a scientific discipline.
Written from the perspective of a medicine-watcher, the book considers the ideas, practices, and changing understanding that shape medical science.
Thomas brings an observant and reflective approach to a field defined by both discovery and uncertainty.
Part of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Series, this work offers an accessible perspective on the relationship between medicine and science.
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