Memorial Lecture

The Stribeck memorial lecture

Stribeck’s publications ‘Kugellager für beliebige Belastungen’ and ‘Die wesentlichen Eigenschaften der Gleitund Rollenlager’ were remarkable for their time. Many of the findings were revolutionary and are still considered quite modern. The method used by Stribeck to calculate load distribution between the balls within a ball bearing is still used today, otherwise, a full finite element analysis...

15th Sukaman Memorial Lecture

The J point is defi ned as the junction of the end of the QRS complex and the onset of the ST segment. The ST segment is between the J point and the onset of the T wave. If the J point is elevated or depressed with reference to the isoelectric line, which is defi ned as the baseline formed by the TP segment, the ST segment is diagnosed to be elevated or depressed respectively (Fig 1). During si...

The Aharon Katchalsky Memorial Lecture

AHARON KATZIR-KATCHALSKY was an outstanding scientist and humanist, whose objective contributions to our knowledge and understanding had long before his tragic death assured him a place in the top rank of this century. The world can ill afford to lose such minds. Not for this alone, however, is he being missed and mourned. After all, these of his contributions stand and will remain. He is being...

James B. Herrick Memorial Lecture.

T he physician, scientist, and teacher whose memory we honor in this annual ceremony is Dr James B. Herrick. Several previous Herrick lecturers have reviewed selected contributions Herrick has made to medicine, and even his fondness for Chaucer. I, too, have selected highlights of Herrick's career, particularly his contributions to medicine, to emphasize how remarkably similar the problems that...

Frederick Stohlman Jr . Memorial Lecture