Karger, Connecting the World of Biomedical Science |
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| Author:
| Schmeck, Harold M.
Hempe, Mechthild
S. Karger (Firm) Staff, |
| Contribution by:
| S. Karger (Firm) Staff, |
| ISBN: | 978-3-318-03033-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2015 |
| Publisher: | S. Karger AG
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $35.00 |
Book Description:
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This richly illustrated Festschrift chronicles the company's development and contributions in the service of medicine and science since 1890, when the young bookseller Samuel Karger went into the medical publishing business in Berlin. His first book was a compact manual in obstetrics entitled 'Geburtshülfliches Vademecum'. Over the years, the company developed into an internationally active, now Swiss-based company which employs 250 people worldwide. The highly specialized Karger...
More DescriptionThis richly illustrated Festschrift chronicles the company's development and contributions in the service of medicine and science since 1890, when the young bookseller Samuel Karger went into the medical publishing business in Berlin. His first book was a compact manual in obstetrics entitled 'Geburtshülfliches Vademecum'. Over the years, the company developed into an internationally active, now Swiss-based company which employs 250 people worldwide. The highly specialized Karger publishing program currently encompasses 100 journals and 50 new books per year across all biomedical disciplines.