Alan E. Nourse

Star Surgeon (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

A Sector General Novel. In the far future, humans are part of an intergalactic civilization populated with countless alien races. Humans are prized for their medical expertise and make up almost all of the doctors in the galaxy. Dal Timgar is the first non-human to attempt to become a qualified physician recognized by the Hospital Earth. But, before he reaches his goal he and his companions find a plague planet that may change the course of history.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wilder Publications, Inc.
• Seitenzahl: 138
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Februar 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781515403616
• Artikelnr.: 50060795

Autorenporträt

Alan Edward Nourse (1928 - 1992) was an American science fiction writer and physician. He wrote both juvenile and adult science fiction, as well as nonfiction works about medicine and science. His SF works sometimes focused on medicine and/or psionics. His pen names included Al Edwards and Doctor X. He served in the U.S. Navy after World War II. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in 1951 from Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. He married Ann Morton on June 11, 1952, in Linden, New Jersey. He received a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree in 1955 from the University of Pennsylvania. He served his one-year internship at Virginia Mason Hospital in Seattle and practiced medicine in North Bend, Washington, from 1958 to 1963 and also pursued his writing career. He had helped pay for his medical education by writing science fiction for magazines.