Science in Notes

Richard Frye Baluchistan, Iran , 1951-1952 Prof. Richard Nelson Frye, (b. 1920), an American expert in Iranian and Central Asian studies, was a Harvard faculty member from 1948 until his retirement as Aga Khan Professor Emeritus of Iranian Studies in 1990...

Carl von Linné (Carolus Linnaeus) Thomas Gray Cambridge, England, 1759-1762 Thomas Gray (1716-71), best known as the author of one of the enduring classics of 18th century poetry, the Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard, spent most of his career as a...

Avicenna Naples, Italy, 1463 The Canon medicinae, a compendium of medical knowledge and a guide to clinical teaching, was derived from Galenic writings and infused by Avicenna with Arabic medical lore. The first three books were printed in Latin in 1472...

Philip Drinker Harvard Medical School, 1927-1928 Although a pioneer in public health research on the hazards of exposure to lead and dust, Philip Drinker is best remembered for his development of a machine to induce artificial respiration—the Drinker...