February I, 1876

I S A POINT Of INFORMATION FEBRUARY 9 , 1996

Rice College junior Mohit Bawa and WRC sophomore Lang Fuqua were both injured after they fell from the back of a Ford Bronco on the Inner Loop last Saturday evening. They had apparently been standing on the tailgate of the truck during halftime of the Rice-Texas Tech University game. Accordingto Campus Police Chief Mary Voswinkel, the truck was moving too quickly as it turned the comer between ...

Alfred Newton Richards 1876-1966.

Otto Blumenthal (1876-1944) in retrospect

This paper treats in detail the life and work of Otto Blumenthal, one of the most tragic figures of the 188 emigré mathematicians from Germany and the Nazi-occupied continent. Blumenthal, the first doctoral student of David Hilbert, was crucial in the publication and communication system of German mathematics between the two World Wars. There has been an unusual revival of interest in his mathe...

[Karl Ernst von Baer 1792-1876].

Best known for his contributions to the field of embryology [6], Karl Ernst von Baer [5] also pursued a variety of other areas of study including medicine, botany, zoology, and anthropology. Committing his life to scientific research, von Baer?s work led to the advancement of the understanding of mammalian reproduction, development, and organ functioning. His embryological discoveries ultimatel...

The Lancet on the telephone 1876-1975.

IT HAS BEEN a hundred years since Alexander Graham Bell succeeded in transmitting speech electrically. As is well known, the first words spoken by Bell on the telephone on 10 March 1876 were: "Mr. Watson, come here, I want you." What is not generally remembered is that the very first telephone call was also the first telephone call for medical assistance for Bell had just upset the wet battery ...