Under the Microscope
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| Rating | : | 4.12 (693 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00FVOMIPK |
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| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-08-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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Professor Earl Owen is known as one of the inventors of microsurgery, and while he no longer operates himself, he remains involved in this specialist surgical practice. . He was presented with an Order of Australia in 1980 for his pioneering work in microsurgery, was president of the Internation
About the AuthorProfessor Earl Owen is known as one of the inventors of microsurgery, and while he no longer operates himself, he remains involved in this specialist surgical practice. He was presented with an Order of Australia in 1980 for his pioneering work in microsurgery, was president of the International College of Surgeons from 1996-8, and has been honored around the world for his achievements, including receiving the Legion d'honneur for services to French surgery in 2007.
carolynfromoz said Microsurgery pioneer. After reading this fascinating autobiography of the remarkable Australian microsurgery pioneer, Earl Owen, I looked for further information about him on Wikipedia and was amazed to not find an entry. Had he been a sportsman or a politician he would be a household name, however I had never heard of him before.Born into a family of doctors in 19Microsurgery pioneer After reading this fascinating autobiography of the remarkable Australian microsurgery pioneer, Earl Owen, I looked for further information about him on Wikipedia and was amazed to not find an entry. Had he been a sportsman or a politician he would be a household name, however I had never heard of him before.Born into a family of doctors in 1933, his early life led to his desire to become a caring doctor who specialised in treating children. Born with a huge tumour (a hemangioma) on his leg that no one knew how to treat in the. Microsurgery pioneer After reading this fascinating autobiography of the remarkable Australian microsurgery pioneer, Earl Owen, I looked for further information about him on Wikipedia and was amazed to not find an entry. Had he been a sportsman or a politician he would be a household name, however I had never heard of him before.Born into a family of doctors in 1933, his early life led to his desire to become a caring doctor who specialised in treating children. Born with a huge tumour (a hemangioma) on his leg that no one knew how to treat in the. , his early life led to his desire to become a caring doctor who specialised in treating children. Born with a huge tumour (a hemangioma) on his leg that no one knew how to treat in the. "Thank God for clever people." according to Margery Foss. I enjoy biographies, and found it very interesting that when the surgical instruments he needed were not available he designed his own and found experts to make them. Professor Owen was an extremely gifted person who used his talents for the benefit of others.. FAscinating belindaj08 What an interesting read of such a pioneering man. From a difficultchildhood to a challenging adulthood. I'd thoroughly recommend this.
He was one of the earliest, most inventive and enterprising pioneers of microsurgery; he designed instruments and microscopes for his operations; he did the first finger replacement on a child (for which he was sacked from the Sydney Children's Hospital, even though it was successful operation); co-led the team that completed the first successful hand transplant (whose recipient turned out to be an ex-con from New Zealand, who had lost his arm in jail); and trained the team that completed the first double-hand transplant.Earl Owen was the first surgeon to be able to reverse vasectomies and complete fallopian tube ligatures (using his microsurgical prowess). And he designed the chairs in the Sydney Opera House!He has done more in his eighty years than most of us could dream of and this book is his story in his words.. Under the Microscope is the story of an extraordinary man, his many life-changing inventions, and his exceptional life and special friendships.Born into a family of doctors - on the paternal and maternal sides - with a birth defect that no one knew how to treat, Earl Owen was given a dose of radiation before anyone knew what radiation treatment could do to a human body, let alone a newborn baby. Whilst lying in bed alone in a da