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Johns Hopkins University one of the preeminent medical schools in the nation today has played a unique role in the history of medicine When it first opened its doors in 1893 medicine was a roughandready trade It would soon evolve into a rigorous science It was nothing short of a revolution

This transition might seem inevitable from our vantage point today In recent years medical science has mapped the human genome deployed robotic tools to perform delicate surgeries and developed effective vaccines against a host of deadly pathogens But this transformation could not have happened without the gamechanging vision talent and dedication of a small cadre of individuals who were willing to commit body and soul to the advancement of medical science education and treatment

A Scientific Revolution recounts the stories of John Shaw Billings Max Brdel Mary Elizabeth Garrett William Halsted Jesse Lazear Dorothy Reed Mendenhall William Osler Helen Taussig Vivien Thomas and William Welch This chorus of lives tells a compelling tale not just of their individual struggles but how personal and societal issues went handinhand with the advancement of medicine