The centenary of atopy

The Centenary of Radiology

The Centenary Dinner

The Centenary Dinner of the Bristol MedicoChirurgical Society took place at the Esso Motor Hotel, Hambrook, on Friday, 26th April, 1974, and was attended by nearly one hundred and fifty members and guests. The Guest of Honour was Sir John Stallworthy, President of the Royal Society of Medicine and the Society's other guests were Lady Stallworthy, Councillor C. Hebblethwaite, Deputy Lord Mayor o...

The Burghölzli centenary.

As THE Burgholzli Hospital in Zurich approaches its centenary, it seems an opportune occasion to review briefly its historical development, and to compare it with its closest counterpart in England, the Maudsley Hospital. The outstanding contribution of this famous Swiss centre and its directors have created for it an almost unique place amongst the teaching centres of the Western psychiatric w...

The centenary of medical thoracoscopy.

The centenary of the invention of chromatography.

In the second part of the 19th century, at the dawn of modern science, associations were formed by those who were interested in exploring nature and learning about the newest achievements in science. These associations originated in Germany, but also existed in other countries, among them in Russia; their name represented an adaptation of the German Gesellschaft für Naturforscher (i.e., associa...