Obituary: Juan Antonio Paniagua (1920-2010), Medical Historian

Abraham Esteve - Núñez , Antonio Caballero and Juan L . Ramos

Obituary: Gail D. Adams, Ph.D. 1918–2010

Gail D. Adams was one of the founding members of both AAPM and ACMP. He helped shape the profession that all of us enjoy today. Gail had a major impact on scientific and professional activities. His pioneering efforts were felt in all areas of medical physics and radiation oncology. Gail was very clinical and he participated as a partner of the radiation oncologist in the radiation treatment pr...

Paul S. Martin (1928–2010): Luminary, Natural Historian, and Innovator

Paul S. Martin, a monumental figure in paleontology and ecology, died on September 13, 2010, at the age of 82. He wanted others to know, conveyed in a message from his wife, that when the time came, he would ‘‘die’’ and then be ‘‘dead.’’ He would not pass on, go gently, meet his maker, or go over to the other side. Paul combined an intense love for life, adventure, and natural history with inno...

Samuel D. Gross of Philadelphia: pathologist, surgeon, and medical historian.

Samuel David Gross (1805–1884) (Fig. 1), a native of Easton, Pennsylvania, and a graduate of Jeff erson Medical College in Philadelphia, wrote his fi rst book [1] in 1828, just two years after he received his M.D. degree. Th e book, which was the fi rst American treatise on orthopedic pathology and surgery, was an instant success, but Gross’s attempt to establish a surgical practice was a failu...

Stanhope Bayne-Jones (1888-1970). Medical Dean, Military Hero, Microbiologist and Epidemiologist, and Medical Historian.

Stanlhope Bayne-Jones (B-J, as he soon came to be known) led a life which included at least fotur or five careers. Any one of them would have satisfied most men. He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, and unfortunately was orphaned at an early age. He always took pride in the fact that he had been descended from distinguislhed medical forebears, one of whom was Dr. Joseph Jones, a prominent Lou...