Scientific legacy of Robert L. Platzman. Preliminary report

Wrist(A Preliminary Report)l

Purpose: To evaluate the optimal pulse sequences in the detection of erosions and forthe discri mination ofthe effusion from pannus. Materials and Methods: MR studies were performed in thirteen patients with clinical diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis. We used a 1.5T MR unit with single or dual3 inch coi l. We compared coronal images at the same location, obtained with pulse sequences of T2, T2 ...

The scientific legacy of Apollo

This December marks 40 years since Gene Cernan and Harrison “Jack” Schmitt of Apollo 17 left the lunar surface and returned safely to Earth. This anniversary has been given additional poignancy by the death earlier this year of Neil Armstrong, the first man to set foot on the Moon with Apollo 11 in July 1969. The history of the Apollo project, and its geopolitical motivation within the context ...

Robert L . “ A Theory

Scientific Review of Robert Lustig’s Fat Chance

T he goal of this review is to critically analyze concepts presented in the book Fat Chance by Robert H. Lustig, MD. Overall, the author tells an interesting and compelling story to the reader. The major problem with this book is that the story is incomplete and misleading. It also demonstrates the author’s lack of understanding of many of the concepts that are presented. Outlined below are sev...

The Remote Control and Beyond : The Legacy of Robert Adler

Robert Adler, best known as the co-inventor of the television remote control, died in February at the age of 93. He had been active, as a consultant in ultrasonics, well beyond the age of 90. Indeed, the last of his approximately 180 U.S. patents is dated February 1, 2007—two weeks before his death. Adler was born in Vienna in 1913 and received a doctorate in physics from the University of Vien...