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Article1 December 1938POSSIBILITIES IN BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERINGKARL T. COMPTONKARL T. COMPTONSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-12-6-867 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptWhen I asked myself why I, a physicist, should be invited to address you, America's most distinguished body of physicians, I found an answer extending back over many centuries. For physics and medicine have been closely associated from their very beginnings. The words physics and physician both derive from the Greek root meaning "that which pertains to nature" as distinguished from the spiritual, mental and moral world. Webster's Dictionary gives two definitions of "physicist": first, one versed in medical science; second, one versed in natural science. In France I, as a physicist, would be called a physicien. In Germany I... This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Cambridge, Massachusetts*Convocation Address, Twenty-Second Annual Session, American College of Physicians, New York, April 6, 1938, by Karl T. Compton, President, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 December 1938Volume 12, Issue 6Page: 867-875KeywordsPhysicists ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 December 1938 PDF downloadLoading ...
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