I, scientist

The I in Scientist

Herman Lent, scientist and citizen--I.

I am greatly honored to write about Dr. Herman Lent, a well-known researcher, professor of entomology, helminthology and above all a “Professor of Life”. A man who spread his knowledge and thoughts throughout his work, attitudes and way of life. His life, both personal and scientific, had two bases: honesty and strength. His expectations were always very high with regard to others but especiall...

I Am Not a Scientist, I Am a Number

We suspect many of our readers will be familiar with the cult TV show The Prisoner, in which actor Patrick McGoohan had his identity taken away by unknown assailants for unknown reasons, and his pleas of ‘‘I am not a number, I am a person’’ (http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v = 29JewlGsYxs&feature = related) were greeted with variants of ‘‘whatever you say, number six.’’ We would suggest that, as ...

Becoming a scientist: what I learned from Gunny.

It was the spring of 1968, I was 19 years old and a sophomore at University of Illinois in Urbana, and I very much needed a job. A chemistry classmate had mentioned that he was working some afternoons in the research lab of an organic chemist, washing glassware and preparing solutions. I went to see my friend at work and meet his boss, who told me that he didn’t have another job available but s...

Razi a famous Iranian scientist

Among the brilliant contributors to the sciences of medicine, pharmacy, and chemstry during the Iranian era was one genius who seems to stand for his time- the Persian, Razi, (about 865-925 AD), called Rhazes by the western world. The most important authorship of Razi is the "contines" (Alhavi) that in fact, it is a medical encyclopedia and there is the describtion of all the illnesses, the way...