Scope and Contents (1879-1955), German and American physicist. After receiving his education in Germany and Switzerland, Einstein developed concepts which helped to usher in the electronic era of physics while working as a technical assistant in the Swiss Patent Office. He held professorships in Zurich, Prague, Leyden and Berlin, and he became a naturalized citizen of the U.S.A. in 1940. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society and a Life Member of the Institute of Advanced Studies, Princeton. He turned down the...

Scope and Contents (1881-1955), British bacteriologist. Born in Scotland, he was educated at the University of London and St. Mary's Medical School, where he subsequently became Professor of Bacteriology. He was also the Rector of the University of Edinburgh, and the head of the Wright-Fleming Institute of Microbiology. He received numerous honours, awards and honorary degrees, and he was knighted in 1944. Fleming discovered lysozyme in bacteria in 1922, and penicillin in 1929. In 1945 he was awarded the Nobel...

Scope and Contents (1875-1961), Swiss psychiatrist. He was educated in Zurich, where he subsequently lectured and practiced psychiatry. In 1908 he organized the First International Psychoanalytic Congress, and he was the author of many books on the psychoanalytic interpretation of man's nature and history. He defined and described the concept of introversion/extroversion, and he stressed the connection between physiological and psychological phenomena. Jung used his scholarly knowledge of mythology and yoga to...

Scope and Contents (1875-1964), Alsatian physician, medical missionary and musicologist. He studied medicine and theology in Strasbourg, and tropical medicine in Paris and Hamburg. He was active as preacher, deacon and curate at St. Christopher's, Strasbourg, and as acting principal and teacher at the Theological College. His musical activities included founder membership of the Bach Society (founded in 1905), the editing of Bach's organ works, and the reintroduction of the baroque organ. He wrote numerous...

Scope and Contents (1878-1976), American physician. He was educated at the Universities of Yale and Johns Hopkins and held teaching posts at the latter until he became Professor of Research Medicine and Director at the Hooper Foundation, University of California. He was subsequently active as Dean and Professor of Pathology at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. A trustee of the Rockefeller Foundation, he was a member of the Board of Directors of the Rockefeller Institute, and also a...

Scope and Contents (1886-1973), American physician. Educated at Harvard College and Medical School, he trained at the Massachusetts General Hospital and remained on its staff until his retirement. He was also Clinical Professor of Medicine at Harvard, and he studied under Sir Thomas Lewis and James MacKenzie in England. A founder of the Americam Heart Association, he was a pioneer in the development of clinical electrocardiology and author of one of the greatest cardiology texts of all time. He taught...

Collection Summary From the Collection:

Collection of photographs encompassing various NIH events, facilities, locations, and processes. Includes items formally produced by NIH photographers and informally by staff. Many items were produced for inclusion in publications or news features. Contact sheets and negatives are occasionally included. Highlights include images of Building 16 Stone House and computing equipment and staff of the Division of Computer Research and Technology.

Collection Summary From the Collection: The Sheppard and Enoch Pratt Hospital Photograph Collection consists of more than 500 photographs and sketches of the buildings and grounds of the Sheppard and Enoch Pratt Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, dating from the late 1890s through 2009. There are both exterior and interior shots of the main facilities and outbuildings, as well as images of the grounds. Patient rooms are shown, along with therapy rooms, dining areas with tables set for meals, kitchens, libraries, sitting areas, a...

Collection Summary From the Collection:

Artifical collection of 35mm slides featuring copies of early NIH/hygienic lab, aerial views if NIH campus, NCI building construction, early heart/lung machine, other various campus exterior scenes of people and buildings, various interior labs, etc. circa 1905-1970s and 1987. The 35mm slides appear to have been made in the 1960s-1970s, however many of the subjects covered predate such as images of the Clinical Center construction (1939) and stock images of the U.S. Hygienic Laboratory.

Collection Summary From the Collection: The Adolf W. Schwartz medical stamp collection consists of approximately 700,000 stamps with medical themes. The stamps are organized in 109 four-inch binders, in chronological order, and are the results of 60 years of collecting by Dr. Schwartz. Subjects on the stamps include doctors, nurses, military medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, folk and mythical medicine, plants and herbs, inventors of surgical instruments, doctors serving in Congress, places named for physicians, and more....