How Long to Read Benjamin Jesty, the Grandfather of Vaccination

How Long Does it Take to Read Benjamin Jesty, the Grandfather of Vaccination?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 8 minutes to read Benjamin Jesty, the Grandfather of Vaccination by Patrick John Pead

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Benjamin Jesty has been described as ‘the man history forgot’. Spanning the late 18th and early 19th centuries, this book tells the story of the ingenious Dorset farmer who used cowpox as a vaccine to protect his family against the dreaded disease of smallpox in 1774. This happened 22 years before Dr Edward Jenner used a similar process. The origins of vaccination have always been clouded in controversy. Probing previous accounts flawed by myth or subjectivity, this text sets the record straight. Man’s early attempts at stimulating immunity are rooted in folk wisdom of the distant past. Vaccination was not a ‘discovery’ or a ‘medical breakthrough’, but a development from variolation, substituting cowpox as an inoculum instead of smallpox. Analysing relevant primary sources with an innovative approach, this book reveals the geographical extent of awareness of Jesty’s endeavour in Georgian England, confirms his priority, and seeks to establish his Intellectual Property for the first use of an empirical vaccine. Jenner brought vaccination to the world. His achievement will always take precedence, but the findings of this new research suggest it is now time to honour Benjamin Jesty with the credit he deserves.

How long is Benjamin Jesty, the Grandfather of Vaccination?

Benjamin Jesty, the Grandfather of Vaccination by Patrick John Pead is 304 pages long, and a total of 77,216 words.

This makes it 103% the length of the average book. It also has 94% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Benjamin Jesty, the Grandfather of Vaccination Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 1 minute to read Benjamin Jesty, the Grandfather of Vaccination aloud.

What Reading Level is Benjamin Jesty, the Grandfather of Vaccination?

Benjamin Jesty, the Grandfather of Vaccination is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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