Something in the Ether: A Bicentennial History of Massachusetts General Hospital, 1811-2011 (Memoirs Unlimited) - Hardcover

Bull, Martha

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0983098808 ISBN 13: 9780983098805

Publisher: Applewood Books, 2011

Synopsis

This sweeping narrative history, drawn from archival resources and over 100 personal interviews, traces the development of Massachusetts General Hospital from a hospital with only two doctors and a handful of patients to its present position as the largest civilian employer in Boston, one of the most prestigious hospitals in the world, and the largest hospital-based biomedical research institution in the United States. Today, Mass General is not merely a "quaternary care" mecca, for the treatment of patients with the rarest conditions; it is also a research powerhouse, where physician scientists search for everything from a cure for AIDS to the origins of life in the universe. In addition, it is one of the most sought-after places of training for young doctors, attracting some of the brightest men and women from all over the globe.

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About the Author

With a long career in theater and publishing, author Webster Bull today is a writer of institutional histories. He began his publishing career by founding Memoirs Unlimited in 1988, helping elderly people write and privately publish their life stories. In 1998, he and his wife Katie Bull founded Commonwealth Editions, a publisher of nonfiction books about Boston, Cape Cod, and other New England destinations. Meanwhile, Webster focused on writing projects for families and larger organizations. The Mass General history, begun in 2007, is the most ambitious in this line of writing projects. In 2010, Webster and Katie Bull sold Commonwealth Editions to Applewood Books of Carlisle, Massachusetts. Webster lives in Beverly, Massachusetts. Co-author Martha Bull is a 2007 Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Chicago and, beginning in 2010, an MFA candidate at Columbia University. In between, she worked with her father Webster Bull on the Mass General history. Martha lives in New York City.

Edition details

• Publisher: Applewood Books
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0983098808
• ISBN 13: 9780983098805
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 544