Dr verlag meyer biography samples
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The history of tomography
The history of tomography
dr hab. Ryszard Witold Gryglewski, Assistant Professor at the Jagiellonian University, Chair of History of Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College
In 1913, the American physicist and inventor William D. Coolidge decided to use a tungsten filament as a cathode in an X-ray tube, utilizing its ability to emit electrons when incandescent. That is why the Coolidge tube is colloquially referred to as the “hot cathode” tube. When compared with other designs, it emitted more X-ray radiation and allowed adjusting the current independent of high voltage. The solution developed by Coolidge proved to be a breakthrough in the history of radiology, giving rise to many of the later X-ray tubes.
Meanwhile, in December 1913, doctor of medicine Karol Mayer, who was associated at the time with the X-ray laboratory of the Internal Medicine Clinic at the Jagiellonian University, published a text in which he presented a
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Outstanding Leader in Sport: Harold W. Henning
The main concern of the book is to introduce the reader into the manifold challenges and high demands that a leader of an international sports organization has to face. Harold W. Henning, a dental doctor and, besides his professional occupation, an excellent athlete, couch, judge and administrator, run an amazing, unique career, which reached its surnmit in his functions as Hon. Secretary and President of the World Swimming Federation (FINA). Just during this period, many complicated political, social, economical and other involvements made high demands an the leadership qualities at the top of an International Sports Federatian. The book demonstrates in same selected examples his continuous ridge walk between sports and politics and summerizes his brilliant leadership, success, acknowledgrnent and distinction.
Dr. phil. Hans-Georg John is a retired Professor of Physical Education. He taught Sport History and Swimming at the Univ
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EINSICHTEN: “Thinker of our time” is a label that has stuck to Hannah Arendt. What is it that makes the major works she wrote in the 1950s and 1960s so topical in the eyes of so many?
Meyer: Yes, she died nearly 50 years ago, in 1975, so she was born into a completely different world. She was shaped bygd the experiencing of emigrating, by the Cold War. To uppstart with, the most obvious point: First and foremost, it fryst vatten the direkt tone she adopts. Her works exhibit no scientific detachment between her readers and her prose. She is directly accessible. She has a very klar style that is often described as easy-going or essayistic. She almost begs to be contradicted. A lot of people would rather have that than have someone preach at them – a criticism frequently leveled at academic writings. In 1951, she became the first – in her book The Origins of Totalitarianism – to attempt not only to explain National Socialism, but also to incorporate the very topical issue of Communism/Bolshe