Professor Yudzuru Ogura and his Works

Leonhard Euler: His Life, the Man, and His Works

On the occasion of the 300th anniversary (on April 15, 2007) of Euler’s birth, an attempt is made to bring Euler’s genius to the attention of a broad segment of the educated public. The three stations of his life—Basel, St. Petersburg, and Berlin—are sketched and the principal works identified in more or less chronological order. To convey a flavor of his work and its impact on modern science, ...

Oliver Goldsmith. His life and works

Poeta Doctus: Professor Slavko Perović, MD and his Amarcord.

Professor Slavko Perović, MD (Preko, Croatia, 17 Feb 1921- Zadar, 16 Jan 2007), a prominent citizen of Zadar and one of the Croatian leading paediatricians, was a man of numerous tastes and great culture. He used to say about himself that he was "an admirer of art and beauty" so that, in addition to his medical profession, he was engaged in photography and poetry. Neither did he neglect music, ...

Professor Robert F. Borkenstein - Appreciation of His Life and Work.

Few men have made such a significant and sustained contribution to their chosen field of endeavor as Robert F. Borkenstein. He is an international forensic science celebrity, highly respected by his peers. The two most well-known products of his brilliance are the Breathalyzer, invented in 1954, and the "Grand Rapids Study", a seminal work which established the relative risk of being involved i...

the life and works of professor m.t. danesh-pajouh

prof. mohammad-taqi danesh-pajouh was born in 1290/1911. after his primary education in his birth-place, amol, he continued his education and studied clerical topics in qom. then he entered the faculty of law at tehran university and took his bachelor's degree in 1320/1941. he began his career as a librarian in the library of above mentioned faculty, and a few years later, he was appointed...