Wikipedia:Resource support pilot/Requests/Scope creep

Scope creep

Status: Approved

Requesting user: Scope creep (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
Resource link and title:Crowther, M. A.; Dupree, Marguerite (2007). Medical lives in the age of surgical revolution. Cambridge, UK ; New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0521835480. OCLC 863587884.
Link to request on RX:The majority of the book would likely get used since it a history of teaching of antiseptics. I would imagine, I would be creating other biographies out of it.

This is for the Joseph Lister article. I have about 90 documents and about 6 books, but there is nothing that covers this particular viewpoint. Its a modern interpretation as an academic monograph. Its a illustration of the evolution of the germ theory of disease and the folk that were being trained up to tackle it. There is a whole bundle on Lister. It complements Lawrence and Dixies, germ theory evolution thesis and they reference it heavily. It was very last book I was going to buy, but its quite expensive for the full hardback. I would take a softback, ideally. If was the hardback, I could use it and send it to the next editor. I would be handy for notes, but not that critical. There will be mountain of stuff get through in this book but plenty for other editors who want to pick it up and run with it. scope_creep^Talk 21:11, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Scope creep: Thanks for your request, I'll send an email with next steps. Noting that I'm out of office until August 18th for Wikimania, though will try to fulfill it sooner if possible. RAdimer-WMF (talk) 22:40, 31 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Scope creep: Actually it looks like I can't message you via EmailUser; could you send me an email at radimer

wikimedia.org? And I'll reply with the form. RAdimer-WMF (talk) 22:42, 31 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi RAdimer-WMF, I've sent you an email. Thanks for approving it. That is fantastic. It will be the last book I'll need on Lister. Last of the big 5 biographies on him that I didn't have. scope_creep^Talk 06:22, 1 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]