Pioneers of Adsorption Science 3. Professor A. V. Kiselev

Membrane Science and Research: A Tribute to Professor Takeshi Matsuura

The Pioneers of Nephrology – Professor Gabriel Richet: “I will maintain”

Gabriel Richet was one of the great pioneers of European Nephrology. After a pivotal period of work with Jean Hamburger, whom we owe the name of our discipline, Nephrology, he contributed to all aspects of this specialty and was, in particular, a forerunner in dialysis and in the study of interstitial nephropathies.In this passionate and lucid interview, recorded in Paris in 2010, he describes ...

Pioneers in Neurophotonics: Special Section Honoring Professor Lawrence B. Cohen.

The forgotten Indian pioneers of fingerprint science

While researching on the history of fingerprinting, we came across several archive records which throw light on the key role played by two Indian police officers, SubInspectors Azizul Haque and Hem Chandra Bose, in the advancement of the science of fingerprints. The so-called Henry’s System of Fingerprint Classification was actually worked out by them. The world’s first fingerprint bureau was s...

Pioneers in Computer Science – Claude Shannon