Postage Stamps of Ophthalmological Interest

Postage stamps of ophthalmological interest.

POSTAGE stamps of ophthalmological interest include portrait figures of two practising ophthalmologists, Ferdinand Ritter von Arlt (1812-87) and Franz Cornelius Donders (1818-89). Four further portrait figures of scientists who have directly or indirectly contributed greatly to ophthalmology are shown in the stamps commemorating Johannes Evangelista Purkinje (1787-1869), Hermann von Helmholtz (...

Radiology on postage stamps.

When Postage Stamps Promoted Cigarette Smoking.

Fig. 1: Postcard depicting New York central post office at the beginning of the 20th century (1875-1877) with the shielded eagle of the German Reich Fig. 2: Postcard (1869) of the Kingdom of Serbia depicting prince Milan with a postal employee committed in sorting mail Fig. 3: Postcard (1862) of Hong Kong with Queen Victoria of England depicting a country post office along a medium class lady c...

A brief Iranian medical history through commemorative postage stamps.

Medical philately provides a useful medium for the study of medical history. There are a handful of Iranian stamps which have been issued with a medical theme. This report briefly reviews the history of Iranian medicine through Iranian commemorative postage stamps. Some notable stamps are presented.

Who shall we put on the postage stamps ?

We review the nature of disciplines within the modern university, and the place of Computer Science as an example. Noting the emergence of “notables” in traditional disciplines, we consider the advantages and disadvantages of such pantheons, and who might occupy that of Computer Science. A survey from among the CS community is conducted and summarised, and some remarks presented on the possible...