Defying Providence: Smallpox and the Forgotten 18th Century Medical Revolution by 2012, The author

Defying Providence: Smallpox and the Forgotten 18th Century Medical Revolution

2012, The author

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Defying Providence is the history of inoculation, the terrifying practice of deliberately infecting individuals with virulent smallpox. This book shows how and why it became widely adopted in the 18th century and how it shaped the development of s...

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