Books by Edward Jenner
“Jenner’s book on cowpox vaccination to prevent smallpox, which he self-published in 1798, is engaging. The book is organised around 23 case histories that together support his historic insight into the protective power of cowpox against the most feared disease in human history, smallpox. Jenner’s choice to self-publish was a brave one, but he did not feel confident that the learned scholars of the Royal Society would agree to publish his controversial findings.” Read more...
John Rhodes, Scientist
Interviews where books by Edward Jenner were recommended
The best books on Immunology, recommended by John Rhodes
John Rhodes, immunologist and author of The End of Plagues and How to Make a Vaccine, selects five of the best books to help the layperson understand the human immune system in all its fiendish complexity—and explains why the discovery of a successful vaccine is only the initial breakthrough in the long and logistically challenging battle for disease eradication.
