Science and Photography Magnified
By Dr. Vishniac, Visiting Professor
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LISTENING TO THE HEART BEAT—lhe fellow lying here with the wires leading
from his abdomen was part of an exhibit presented by Roche Laboratories in the
Medical Center Board Room in February. Tuning in on the exhibit are Miss Jill
Oglesby, a junior nursing student, and Miss Mary Turner, an instructor in the School of
Nursing. (Photo by Jimmy Wallace)
Dr. Simon to Visit Radiology Dept.
A prominent British radiologist, Dr.
George Simon, will'be visiting professor
of radiology here next Monday through
Wednesday as guest of Dr. Richard G.
Lester, chairman of the Department of
Radiology.
In addition to appointments at St.
Bartholomew's Hospital and the
National Heart Hospital in London,
Simon also is curator of the Radiological
Museum and teacher of radiology at the
Institute of Diseases of the Chest,
University of London.
His lecture schedule here is:
Monday —Noon, "The Normal
Anatomy of the Lungs," and 4:30 p.m.,
"Lung Growth and Development.
Asthma and Cystic Fibrosis." Both
lectures in Room M-224.
Tu esday — Noon, Medical Chest
Conference in the Amphitheater,
"Pulmonary Edema;" and 4:30 p.m.,
"Pulmonary Infarcts and Vascular
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FOR SALE-9x16 Sears tent with outside
poles. Good condition. Used twice. Call
489-1445.
FOR SALE-1971 Honda 125cc Trailbike.
Low mileage. Blue. Call Chapel Hill 929-2061
after 6 p.m.
FOR SALE--1962 Chevy Impala, new
battery, tires, good engine, needs body work,
$125. Call 489-6187.
Lesions" in Room M-224; and 7:30
p.m., UNC Radiology regional meeting
in the Amphitheater, an interesting cases
film-reading session, followed at 9 p.m.
by Simon's lecture, "Airway Obstruction
(Emphysema and Chronic Bronchitis)."
Wednesday— Noon, "Emphysema,
Unusual Types," and 4 p.m., "Asthma
and Aspergillosis and Bird Fanciers'
Lungs," both lectures in M-224.
ATTENTION RESIDENTS
The Duke Faculty Club is getting
ready to open this spring, and all
residents are welcome to join. The Club
offers tennis and swimming facilities and
a wide variety of social and recreational
activities. For further information, write
or call Walter E. Cleary, executive
director, Duke Faculty Club (684-6672).
FOR SA LE--Upright piano, reasonable;
Remington typewriter; 2 bedside nightstands;
stove; refrigerator; chest of drawers; bedroom
furniture; living room furniture; kitchen table
and chairs; and Philco AM/FM radio. See at
306 Carver Street, or call 477-5011.
FOR SALE-1971 Winnebago 22' Chieftain,
under 8,000 miles, better than new condition,
$11,000. Write to Reddy, Box 6266 College
Station, Durham, 27708.
FOR SALE-Beautiful chrome and glass top
coffee table, 48", original cost, $52.50, brand
new, does fit new decor. Call Ann Boewen at
477-2556 after 5:30 p.m.
FOR SALE-Man's 3-speed bicycle, slightly
used, $50 or best offer. Call 383-2763.
FOR SALE-2 pairs of 2" bone shoes, size
10!4, brand new, $5/pair; and 1 pair of used
brown suede heels, size 10, $3. Call Patricia at
286-4456.
FOR SALE-New Canon Canola L100A
electric calculator, best offer. 489-3213 after
4;30 p.m.
FOR SALE -Woolebeestes —wild, wooly
hirsute hellians, AKC Old English sheepdogs,
puppies ready, show, pet quality, guaranteed,
from $250. Call 967-2828.
FOR SALE-1955 2-door Plymouth with
automatic transmission, in good condition and
is a good means of transportation, very good
deal on price. Call 489-3666 after 5 p.m.
WANTED TO BUY-1969, 70, or 71
Corvette Coup, automatic transmission, 350
engine, air conditioning, power steering, power
brakes, good condition. Call 286-3611 after 5
p.m.
LOST--Golden retriever, female, named
Melba, lost near Broad Street area, west of
1-85. If found, call 477-0767.
"Everything made by human hands
looks terrible under magnification-
crude, rough and unsymmetrical.
But in nature, every bit of life is
lovely. The more magnification that we
can use, the more details are brought
out, perfectly formed."
That thought was expressed here
earlier this month by Dr. Roman
Vishniac, whose personal knowledge of
both the teirors of mankind and the
beauties of nature has few parallels.
Vishniac, who holds an M.D. degree
and two Ph.D. degrees in microbiology
and oriental art history, is considered
the father of time-lapse photography
and the world's foremost photographer
in the biological sciences.
He was at Duke the first week of
March as the 1973 Physician's Associate
Program Visiting Professor. He is 76 and
currently is a professor of biology at the
City University of New York.
Born in Czarist Russia, Vishniac was
drafted into three armies—Czarist,
Kerensky and Soviet. During Hitler's rise
to power, he, unlike most of his fellow
Jews, painfully realized the magnitude
of Hilter's plans and undertook a
four-month program in 1936 to
photograph the Jews of Eastern
Europe.
During World War II he was
imprisoned a number of times and was
placed in a concentration.camp for four
months. He and his family managed to
escape to America in 1940. In New
York he was a professor of biology,
philosophy and art history at Yeshiva
University.
Vishniac's photographic work has
been published widely and was the
subject of a television special, "The
Great Little World of Vishniac."
As a result of his deep-rooted
heritage and his profound human
experiences, he has devoted his life to
four major concerns:
—The fate of the Jewish people in
Europe, as seen through his photographs
on the eve of their destruction during
World War II.
—Photography, in which he pioneered
many present-day techniques.
—Far Eastern art, a lifelong hobby.
—Biology, in which he has been able
to reveal new insights into the world of
DR. ROMAN VISHNIAC
microscopic matter. He maintains a
belief that the beginning of life on earth
was derived from bubbles in the oceans
which, after billions of years, evolved
into a blob of living matter and
eventually became a multicelluler
creature.
HEALTH CAREERS CONGRESS
Approximately 150 students
from throughout North Carolina
will be guests of the medical
center this afternoon.
They are members of Health
Careers Clubs and are in Durham
for the 12th annual Health Careers
Clubs Congress, a three-day
program which began yesterday in
the Durham Hotel.
Half of the 300 club members
will be at Duke this afternoon and
the other half will be visiting N. C.
Memorial Hospital in Chapel Hill.
The Duke group will meet in
I the Hospital Amphitheater for a
• brief program and then will tour
selected areas of the medical
. center before going onto the main
(Campus to visit Duke Chapel and
I catch their buses back downtown.
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Calendar (continued)
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Noon Medical Resident Rounds, VA Hospital, Allied Health BIdg., Rm
32, Dr. Dixon.
Noon-1 p.m. SAMA Video Journal. See Monday, March 26, Noon-1 p.m. for
program listing. View in the Medical Student Lounge (Channel 7).
Noon-1 p.m. Pathobiology Research Seminar, Rm M 204, "Current Theories
on the Pathogenesis of Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation,"
Charles Sneiderman.
/ 3 p.m. Network for Continuing Medical Education. See Wednesday,
March 28, 1 p.m. for program listing. View in the Medical
Student Lounge (Channel-9) at Duke and Rms A4002, C9013
and CCU at the VA Hospital.
3:30 p.m. General and Thoracic Surgery Rounds for resident staff, Rm
3031 and Wards, Dr. Sabiston.
3:30 p.m. Neurosurgery Basic Science Conference, Gerontology Bldg., Rm
4502, Dr. Robinson.
4p.m. Pediatric Chest Conference, Pediatric Outpatient Clinic
Conference Rm.
7:30-9:30 p.m. Orthopaedic Anatomy and Pathology Conference, Bell Bldg.
Friday, March 30
8 a.m. Orthopaedic Surgery Sound Slide Presentation, Rm 1359.
8:30 a.m. Medicine Endocrine Seminar, Rm 2031, Dr. Lebovitz.
8:30 a.m. Gross Pathology Conferencie, Rm M 312.
8:30 a.m. Orthopaedic Fracture Conference, Rm 1367.
8:30 a.m. Clinical Ob-Gyn Conference, Hart Pavillion, Rm 1319, Dr. Parker.
10:30-11 a.m. Interdenominational Chapel Service, Hospital Chapel. Open to
the public.
11 a m. Ob-Gyn Seminar Hart Pavillion, Rm 1319, Dr. Brame.
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