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3 days ago · Ignaz Semmelweis (born July 1, 1818, Buda, Hungary, Austrian Empire [now Budapest, Hungary]—died August 13, 1865, Vienna, Austria) was a Hungarian physician who discovered the cause of puerperal (childbed) fever and introduced antisepsis into medical practice. Educated at the universities of Pest and Vienna, Semmelweis received his doctor’s ...
1 day ago · Joseph Lister (1827–1912), English surgeon who promoted the idea of sterile surgery [356] E. V. Lucas (1868–1938), English writer; Dolley Madison (1768–1849), American first lady [357] Dave Matthews (b. 1967), South African-born American musician [358] Thomas Merton (1915–1968). Though his mother was an American Quaker and he attended ...
2 days ago · Test your knowledge of the groundbreaking contributions made by early scientists who advanced our understanding of microorganisms. From the inventors of the microscope to the discoverers of key microbial processes, this quiz highlights the achievements and legacies of those who laid the foundation for modern microbiology.
1 day ago · Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister, pioneer in the use of antiseptics in surgery [45] Barbara Low , founder member of the British Psychoanalytical Society [ 46 ] Kalman Mann (MB BS), Israeli physician, 8th director general of Hadassah Medical Organization [ 47 ]
3 days ago · Joseph Larmor. Signature. Sir George Gabriel Stokes, 1st Baronet, FRS ( / stoʊks /; 13 August 1819 – 1 February 1903) was an Irish mathematician and physicist. Born in County Sligo, Ireland, Stokes spent all of his career at the University of Cambridge, where he was the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics from 1849 until his death in 1903.
Jun 12, 2024 · John Snow (born March 15, 1813, York, Yorkshire, England—died June 16, 1858, London) was an English physician known for his seminal studies of cholera and widely viewed as the father of contemporary epidemiology. His best-known studies include his investigation of London ’s Broad Street pump outbreak, which occurred in 1854, and his ...
6 days ago · 1. same pathogen must be present in each case. 2. pathogen must be isolated and cultured. 3. pure culture must also cause the disease when inoculated into a healthy lab animal. 4. pathogen must be isolated from inoculated animal and shown to be the same as the original pathogen.
