Reading On the Antiseptic Principle of the Practice of Surgery | Alexandria
Read On the Antiseptic Principle of the Practice of Surgery by Joseph Lister. Revolutionizing surgery by proving invisible killers exist, Lister's groundbreaking essay exposed the unseen microbial world - challenging the belief that infections were random acts of nature. His work didn't just save lives; it fundamentally shifted how we understand causation, showing that seemingly mystical outcomes often have rational, controllable causes.