Feb 23, In 1954, the first mass inoculation of children against polio with the Salk vaccine began in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Since its introduction, it is estimated that
Feb 24, 1913 — John B. Watson gave his noteworthy lecture titled "Psychology as the Behaviorist Views It" to the meeti
Feb 24, 1955. Steve Jobs, one of the inventors of the Appl
Jobs: “I look at myself as an artist if anything. Sort of a trapeze artist.”
Levy: “With or without a net?”
Jobs: “Without.”
[Interview with Rolling Stone writer, Steven Levy (late Nov 1983). As quoted in Nick Bilton, 'The 30-Year-Old Macintosh and a Lost Conversation With Steve Jobs' (24 Jan 2014), on New York Times blog web page. Levy appended a transcript of the interview to an updated Kindle version of his book, Insanely Great: The Life and Times of Macintosh, the Computer that Changed Everything.]
Sir Peter Brian Medawar Born 28 Feb 1915;was a medical scientist and Nobel laureate (1960, with Sir Frank Burnet) for discovery of acquired immunological tolerance. Medwar was uniquely effective in explaining complex scientific ideas to
March 1, 1960 — The Gerbrands cumulative recorder mechanism was patented. Ralph Gerbrands, who was a technician working in B.F. Skinner’s Harvard laboratory, invented a clutch and reset mechanism that gave his recorder a competitive advantage over similar equipment and contributed to the success of
Eating Disorders Awareness Week (Feb 23-March 1) provides opportunities for eating disorders organizations, mental health professionals, educators, families, and concerned individuals around the world to join together to distribute information and plan events to
