Abstract
THE mention physics in any assembly of surgeons or physicians can be relied upon to arouse an immediate feeling of apprehension. An outstanding exception to this attitude is Mr. Souttar, who, beside being a surgeon of international standing, has acquired considerable repute as a physicist and mathematician. Unfortunately, the hopes raised by this combination of title and author are doomed to disappointment. The first half of the present book deals mainly with the mechanics and hydrostatics of human anatomy. There are fascinating accounts of the forces involved in muscle action, though the author is often so carried away in descriptive anatomy that the physics is left far behind.
Physics and the Surgeon
By H. S. Souttar. Pp. vii+60. (Oxford: Blackwell Scientific Publications, Ltd., 1948.) 7s. 6d.
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R., J. Physics and the Surgeon. Nature 163, 307 (1949). https://doi.org/10.1038/163307c0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/163307c0