28 February, definitely certain things did occur in the scientific history. I will love to tell you this, each day in the scientific world count. It might have been the birth of a scientist or the death. It might be a memorable event that brought change in a field.
As you are in the world of the STEM, each day means a lot. Each day should not be wasted. The fact that there are many inventions that have been invented does not give you a close door for creativity. Be creative in a diverse way. Think broad and never allow a day to pass by without adding something upstairs (Brain).
These are certain event that occurred in the world science and technology on the 28 February.
February 28, 1561: Surgery Book Published
1561 was a remarkable year for the publishing of a surgery book called “La méthode curative des players et fractures de la teste humane” which in English called ( Treatment Method For Wounds and Fractures of the Human Head). The book was written in order to respond to the death of Henri II in 1559.
His death was caused accidentally during a tournament, for he was struck on his eye by a lance. The first part of the book was reprinted on 15 April 1561 in Pare’s Anatomie Universelle. The first part describes the anatomy of the cranium with illustrations. The second part describes the method in which the scientist used for the treatment of wounds in the head, diseases of facial organs and skull fractures. Further, his written works contained great and illustratable figures of surgical instruments.
Did you knowthat the name of the scientist was Ambroise pare? He was a French physician and was recognized as one of the greatest surgeons of European Renaissance. His introduction while he served as an army surgeon was the method of treating certain wounds by ligature of arteries. One of his inventories was the Prosthesis. He was and is still known as the father of modern surgery. Born in 1510 and died 1590. what do you think about him?
28 February, Birth of Rene Reaumur (A man of versatility)
Born on the 28 of February on 1683. René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur, a French physicist, and an entomologist. He was very active in different fields of discipline as he was also unique in his field of etymology.
A man of inventory and knowledge. Built the first ever cupola furnace for melting gray iron and helped in improving different techniques used in the making of iron and steel. In the field of biology, he is known for noting that crayfish can be able to regenerate their lost limbs. Between the year 1734 and 1742, he wrote certain volumes of “memoirs serving as a natural history of insects” originally known as “Mémoires pour servir à l'Histoire des insectes”.
However, he did not complete this work but his contribution was long lasting in the field of entymology.
Did you know that he investigated and isolated gastric juice, and noticed how it responded to food digestion. In the scale he defined on the thermometric scale, his name was applied to it. When he was alive, he was appointed by the king named Louis XIV in 1710 to inventory French natural and industrial resources.
28 February 1863: Death of Sir Goldsworthy Gurney
At the age of 82, he died. Sir Goldsworthy, an English inventor who technically built a steam carriage before the advent of the gasoline-powered automobile. His wonderful carriage made an impact in London as it would travel between London and Bath at almost a speed of 15 mph.
Sir Goldsworthy built lots of carriages and then later established a passenger service company. Despite his success in opening his passenger service company, he was challenged by different horse-coach companies that made them pay lots of tax until he stopped the operation.
Did you know that his invention was not only to this carriage. He invented the “Bude Light” which was able to lit the House of Commons for 60 good years. As it was a standard oil lamp, it worked with oxygen gas which is introduced.
28 February 1893: Carborundum By Edward G. Acheson
On this day 28 February, a man from Monongahela, Penn, was noticed due to his invention. Carborundum was patented. Accidentally, while he was trying to make an artificial diamond, he discovered it. (carborundum).
He already dissolved carbon into a molten corundum in a furnace or an electric furnace. When he had dissolved it, it yielded gritty, dark, hard crystals. When he discovered his invention, he named it carborundum. He later discovered that it was one of the hardest substance in the industry after diamond.
In the year 1894, Sir Edward G. Acheson started his own company for the production of grindstones, different knife sharpeners, and other abrasives. The name of his company was Carborundum Company which was located in Monongahela.
Did you know that on May 19, 1896, Sir Edward obtained a patent for inventing an electric furnace that was very suitable for making carborundum. He did not only obtained that, he did perfect the method in making graphite. Although he worked independently he once worked at Thomas Edisons Menlo parked before he left to start his successful invention.
28 February 1863: The Death of A German Chemist- Sir Eilhard Mitscherlich
Lived 69 years, born on 7th of January 1794. A chemist who was recognized for spreading the principle of isomorphism. In his early career, he found the importance of the forms of similarity of crystalline between several chemical compounds.
Sir Eilhard started firstly with medicine in his educational career, although his interest was not in medicine, he shifted to crystallography and chemistry. One of the places he worked was the Berzelius laboratory from 1820 to 1822. In this processes, he then developed his theory on isomorphism. Later in 1834, to obtain benzene, he dry distilled calcium salt of benzoic acid. Our German chemist was not only interested in chemistry but was also interested in geology to mineralogy.
His interest in this field made him produce several artificial minerals. With his help in the German industry for the extraction of cellulose from wood, the industry grew speedily.
Did you know a quote of his in the law of isomerism?
“the same amount of atoms that are combined in same way will produce same crystalline form, and the same crystalline form is independent of the chemical nature of the atoms, and it is then determined by their relative position and number”__Eilhard Mitscherlich
28 February 1953: Discovery of DNA Structure
James Watson, February 1953 was said to be spending his at Cavendish laboratory in Cambridge, he was shuffling the cardboard cutout models of molecules in regards to DNA. Cytosine(C), guanine (G), thymine (T), and adenine (A). After some time, he then discovered how the pair complement.
His observed that if A is joined with T, there would be a close resemblance if C was to be joined with G and each pair has the ability to be together with hydrogen bonds.
Did you know that James Watson was an American geneticist and a biochemist and was known for sharing the 1962 Nobel Prize with Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins for discovering “ the molecular structure of nucleic acids and its significance for the information to transfer in living material”. Watson and Crick were known to be joined in collaboration in the year 1951. Their successful discoveries have helped the 20th-century biology.
28 February 1954: First Color Television set is Offered to The public
On this day in 1954, the known first television set that uses the NTSC (National Television System Committee) standard is being offered to be sold worldwide. The NTSC standard is mostly used in these countries; Japan, north and south America and some various places in the world.
28 February 1947: First Television Broadcast on Surgical Operation.
At John Hopkins University, on the 28 of February, the first ever surgery that was displayed on television for teaching was done. The hospital conducted four operations and all was televised to other colleagues in the hospital. The televised surgery was to test and show the practicality of television on how it can be beneficial in teaching other individuals.
Did you know_ that three hundred members of the hospital and surgical association participated in the surgeries that were made. They watched in ten different television located in different rooms. Further, they said that the black and white image was distinct and sharp._
28 February 1956: Jay Receives A Patent on Core Memory
MIT Jay Forrester was awarded on this day for his magnetic core memory. His invention was given patent No. 2,736,880 because it made an impact and became used standard memory device for digital computers not until it was supplanted by solid-state(semiconductor) known as RAM in 1970.
Scientific Quote of the Day
"The History of Evolution is the known to be the real source of light in investigating organic bodies. It is applicable at each and every stage, and all our ideas of the correlation of organic bodies will be swayed by our knowledge of the history of evolution. To take the proof of all branches of research is going to be almost an endless task.(1828)" __Karl Ernst Von Baer
Karl Ernst Von Baer was born on 28 Feb 1792 and died on 28 Nov 1876, he was a German-Russian embryologist. He is known for discovering the notochord and the mammalian egg
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