Pudding Seminar: Carol Cooper (SCR), 'Deadlier than War - Infections that Shaped History'

Diseases have had a greater impact on the past than most people realize. Wars may excite historians more, yet, over the centuries, infections have killed more people. They have changed the course of wars, devastated populations, and made nations easier to conquer. In this talk, I focus on Egypt, where I grew up, and look at two very different infections that had profound effects.

Dr Carol Cooper (NC 1969) is an author and medical doctor who developed her media work alongside general practice and teaching at Imperial College Medical School. She strayed into the history lane with her book The History of Medicine in Twelve Objects. Her next book will be A History of the World in Twelve Diseases. Carol also has several other books to her name, among them three novels. She is a Newnham Associate and recent Associate Fellow.