Extra life : a short history of living longer / Steven Johnson.
Extra life : a short history of living longer / Steven Johnson.
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Publisher
New York : Riverhead Books, 2021.
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G 2021/0531
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Language
English
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Physical content
xxxiv, 284 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction: Twenty thousand days -- The long ceiling: measuring life expectancy -- The catalogue of evils: variolation and vaccines -- Vital statistics: data and epidemiology -- Safe as milk: pasteurization and chlorination -- Beyond the placebo effect: drug regulation and testing -- The mold that...
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Publisher
New York : Riverhead Books, 2021.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2021.
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Summary
"As a species, humans have doubled their life expectancy in one hundred years. Medical breakthroughs, public health institutions, rising standards of living, and the other advances of modern life have given each person about 20,000 extra days on average. This book attempts to help the reader understand where that progress came from and what forces...
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Extra life : a short history of living longer / Steven Johnson.
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"Now a PBS documentary series" -- Jacket cover.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-274) and index.
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©2021
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G 2021/0531
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74VKaRdqDkKb
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ISBN
0525538852
9780525538851
DDC
362.1
MMS ID
991024390090502626
