author
Audrey B. Davis
b. 1934
A historian of medicine and longtime Smithsonian curator, this author helped bring the stories behind medical instruments, dentistry, and rehabilitation into public view. Her books blend scholarly care with a clear interest in how science and technology shape everyday life.
1 Audiobook
Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology
by Audrey B. Davis, Toby A. Appel
About the author
Dr. Audrey B. Davis was a historian of science and medicine who served as Curator of Medical Sciences at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History from 1967 to 1993. Smithsonian sources describe her as a groundbreaker who also led the Smithsonian Institution Women's Council.
She wrote and edited works on the history of medicine, medical technology, dentistry, hearing research, and rehabilitation. Among the books associated with her are Medicine and Its Technology, Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology, and The American Dentist: A Pictorial History.
Smithsonian material also identifies her more fully as Audrey Blyman Davis and gives her life dates as November 9, 1933, to August 29, 2006. I wasn't able to confirm a suitable portrait image from reliable page sources during this search, so none is included here.