Laennec and the stethoscope

Laennec and the stethoscope

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Author(s):
Thom, Robert A. (Robert Alan), 1915-1979, artist
Contributor(s):
Parke, Davis & Company, issuing body.
Publication:
[Detroit] Parke, Davis & Company 1960
Language(s):
English
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Stethoscopes -- history
History of Medicine
Lung Diseases
Physicians
Laennec, Théophile-Ambroise.
Hôpital Necker enfants-malades (Paris, France)
Genre(s):
Pictorial Work
Abstract:
At Necker Hospital, Paris, France, in 1816, Dr. Theophile Laennec devised hollow wooden cylinders for listening to sounds in patients' chests. These early stethoscopes helped physicians to better understand diseases of the lungs.
Copyright:
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Copyright Information:
Pfizer; Source: Research; Research date: 06/23/2015
Extent:
1 print : 35 x 42 cm
Technique:
color
NLM Unique ID:
101651398 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
C06370
OCLC no.:
905684999
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101651398