Diphtheria Serum as a Technological Object
A Philosophical Analysis of Serotherapy in France 1894-1900
Samenvatting
This book is a philosophical analysis of the development and production of the anti-diphtheria serum in France from 1894 to 1900. Jonathan Simon's unique approach considers serum, a medicinal drug, as a technological object and analyzes its insertion into the therapeutic environment of diphtheria.