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The University Of Massachusetts Medical School, A History: Integrating Primary Care And Biomedical Research, Ellen S. More
The University Of Massachusetts Medical School, A History: Integrating Primary Care And Biomedical Research, Ellen S. More
Ellen S. More
The University of Massachusetts Medical School was chartered in 1962 and opened in 1970, one of the cohort of medical schools founded in response to fears of a physician shortage. In Massachusetts, this translated into a call for more opportunities for the state’s students to attend an affordable school where, it was hoped, they would deliver primary care to the people of their home state. Yet, the original dean and faculty, most of whom were recruited from Boston medical schools, were equally devoted to basic research and tertiary care medicine. This book tells the story of the school’s successful efforts …
Joseph B. Cooke Safety Lamp, James A. Van Fleet
Joseph B. Cooke Safety Lamp, James A. Van Fleet
James A. Van Fleet
No abstract provided.
A Coal Mining Song, James A. Van Fleet
George Gilbert Pond And The Preservation Of Priestley House, Kristen A. Yarmey, Anthony Cianchetta
George Gilbert Pond And The Preservation Of Priestley House, Kristen A. Yarmey, Anthony Cianchetta
Kristen A. Yarmey
Display prepared for the Friends of Priestley House. George Gilbert Pond, a longtime and legendary professor of chemistry at Penn State, saved Priestley House from destruction by purchasing it at an auction in 1919. Since then, Penn State chemists have played a role in ensuring its long term preservation. Graphic design by Anthony Cianchetta. Photos courtesy of the Penn State University Archives and the Friends of Priestley House.
Sweating Bullets: Notes About Inventing Powerpoint, Robert Gaskins
Sweating Bullets: Notes About Inventing Powerpoint, Robert Gaskins
Robert Gaskins
PowerPoint was invented to be the first presentation software specifically for Macintosh and Windows personal computers. During its design and development as a Silicon Valley startup it received the first venture capital investment ever made by Apple. PowerPoint 1.0 was shipped in 1987 as a Mac program to make black-and-white overhead presentations. Soon thereafter it became the first significant acquisition ever made by Microsoft, who set up a new Graphics Business Unit in Silicon Valley to develop it further. A color version, adding features to also make 35mm slide presentations, was shipped for Mac in 1988 and for Windows in …
A War Of Worlds: Becoming “Early Modern” And The Challenge Of Comparison, Ayesha Ramachandran
A War Of Worlds: Becoming “Early Modern” And The Challenge Of Comparison, Ayesha Ramachandran
Ayesha Ramachandran
No abstract provided.
The Birth Of The Sperm Bank, Kara Swanson
Curiosities Or Science In The National Museum Of Victoria: Procurement Networks And The Purpose Of A Museum, Gareth Knapman
Curiosities Or Science In The National Museum Of Victoria: Procurement Networks And The Purpose Of A Museum, Gareth Knapman
Gareth Knapman
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George Engelmann’S Barometer: Measuring Civil War America From St. Louis, Adam Arenson
George Engelmann’S Barometer: Measuring Civil War America From St. Louis, Adam Arenson
Adam Arenson
In the Civil War Era, German-American botanist George Engelmann regularly measured St. Louis's pressure and temperature--both literally, as a scientist, and figuratively, in his observations on the nation's politics. This essay uses this doubling to explore the place of St. Louis within Civil War America.
The Royal College Of Physicians Survey Of Savannah, 1829, Arthur Mitchell Fraas
The Royal College Of Physicians Survey Of Savannah, 1829, Arthur Mitchell Fraas
Arthur Mitchell Fraas
This article presents the annotated text of an 1829 survey of the state of medicine and health in Savannah Georgia as completed by the British consul in that city.