| Tuesday, October 13, 2009 |
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| Rudolf Virchow |
Answer of the DayWho coined the term "embolism"? The founder of the school of cellular pathology was a medical scientist, anthropologist and politician named Rudolf Ludwig Carl Virchow. Born on this date in 1821, Virchow pioneered the concept of social medicine, believing that social and economic conditions have a direct impact on medical conditions and that disease must be combated across the spectrum of the population, through both medical and social strategies. Many medical terms are named for Virchow, including a method of autopsy. He came up with the word "embolism" to describe the blocking of a blood vessel by emboli which have been transported by blood circulation from another part of the body. The Society for Medical Anthropology gives an annual award in Virchow's name, the Rudolph Virchow Award.
Quote"The task of science is to stake out the limits of the knowable, and to center consciousness within them."
Word of the daycarious
Having caries, especially of the teeth; decayed.
And now, for your descriptive needs, two weeks of useful adjectives.
Today's History
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| The Greenwich Observatory |
- the White House: the cornerstone was laid for the building then known as the Executive Mansion (1792)
- universal time: the meridian of longitude of Greenwich, England, was established as the basis of calculating the world's time (1884)
- the miracle of the sun: according to reports, tens of thousands of people saw the sun cast colored lights and spin toward the earth near Fátima, Portugal (1917)
- Italy: switched sides in WWII and declared war on Nazi Germany (1943)
Today's Birthdays
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| Jerry Rice |
- Lenny Bruce (1925-1966): dark, edgy comedian
- Margaret Thatcher (84): former UK PM
- Marie Osmond (50): singer, TV personality; other musicians born on this date include Art Tatum (1909-1956), Paul Simon (68) and Ashanti (29)
- Jerry Rice (47): SF 49ers wide receiver, 1985-2000; athletes Nancy Kerrigan (40) and Ian Thorpe (27) share this birth date
- Kate Walsh (42): Addison Montgomery on Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice; also, actors Yves Montand (1921-1991), Pamela Tiffin (67), Demond Wilson (63), Reggie Theus (52), Kelly Preston and T'Keyah Crystal Keymah (both 47), Tisha Campbell-Martin (41) and Sacha Baron Cohen (38)
