| Description |
48 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm. |
| Series |
Genius inventors and their great ideas
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| Note |
Includes chronology. |
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Includes glossary. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 46-47) and index. |
| Contents |
Where is Vivien? - The dream becomes a nightmare - Partners of the heart - To save a life - The invisible black man. |
| Summary |
This book describes the life of Vivien Theodore Thomas, who became an assistant to Dr. Alfred Blalock in a research lab at Vanderbilt University Medical School, who invented a clamp to stop bleeding, and who became an instructor of surgery. |
| Audience |
4-8 Medialog, Inc. |
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750 Lexile. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR Middle Grades RL 4.6 0.5 quiz: 162471 PCMS |
| Subject |
Thomas, Vivien T., 1910-1985.
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Surgeons -- Maryland -- Biography.
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Cardiovascular system -- Surgery.
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| ISBN |
9780766041400 |
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9781464402104 (pbk.) |
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