Mikio Shoda—1924-1974

Mikio Sato, a Visionary of Mathematics, Volume 54, Number 2

Like singularities in mathematics and physics, ideas propagate, and the speed of propagation depends highly on the energy put into promoting them. Mikio Sato did not spend a great deal of time or energy popularizing his ideas. We can hope that his receipt of the 2002/2003 Wolf Prize 1 will help make better known his deep work, which is perhaps too original to be immediately accepted. Sato does ...

Abraham Robinson 1918 - 1974

Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia (1974- )

Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia is a nonprofit organization [3] that began in 1974 as a joint endeavor by Reginald and Catherine Hamlin and the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia promotes reproductive health in Ethiopia by raising awareness and implementing treatment and preventive services for women affected by obstetric fistulas. It also aims to restore the...

Virginia Apgar (1909-1974)

Virginia Apgar worked as an obstetrical anesthesiologist, administering drugs that reduce women's pain during childbirth, in the mid-twentieth century US. In 1953, Apgar created a scoring system using five easily assessable measurements, including heart rate and breathing rate, to evaluate whether or not infants would benefit from medical attention immediately after birth. Apgar's system showed...

Cell Line: 1974–1984