This book explores the colourful past, present and future of an
instrument that is, quite literally, close to our hearts. The
stethoscope has become the symbol of medicine itself, but how did
this come to be? What makes the stethoscope such a familiar and yet
charismatic object? Drawing from a range of fields including
history, anthropology, science, technology and sound studies, the
book illustrates the variety of roles the stethoscope has played
over time. It shows that the stethoscope is not, and has never
been, a single entity. It is used to a variety of ends, serves a
number of purposes and is open to many interpretations. This is the
key to the stethoscope's enduring presence in the medical and
popular imagination.
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