Events for March 11, 2008
March 11, 2008
William S. Tasman, MD, and Derek Gillman, LLM
“Dr. Albert C. Barnes: The Physician, the Collector, and the Collection”
The College of Physicians of Philadelphia, Section on Medicine and the Arts and Section on Medical History | Visit site »
Time: 6:15 p.m.
Place: The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Register online at http://www.collphyphil.org/prog_calender.htm
Lecture, co-sponsored with the Section on Medicine and the Arts and the Section on Medical History, presented by William S. Tasman, MD, Former Ophthalmologist-in-Chief, Wills Eye Institute and Professor and Emeritus Chairman of Ophthalmology, Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University; and Derek Gillman, LLM, Executive Director and President, The Barnes Foundation.
March 11, 2008
Jeffrey I. Seeman
“Myth or Fact? The Woodward-Doering Total Synthesis of Quinine. A Story of the Human Side of Science”
Chemical Heritage Foundation, Brown Bag Lecture | Visit site »
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Place: 6th Floor Conference Room, Chemical Heritage Foundation
In 1944, to wide acclaim, two young chemists—R. B. Woodward and William Doering—reported “The Total Synthesis of Quinine.” It was hailed as an extraordinary feat of science and a breakthrough in the country’s war effort, as quinine was then the antimalarial of choice. America lost more men to malaria in the South Pacific than to enemy fire. For almost 60 years, the Woodward-Doering quinine synthesis was universally considered to be an important milestone in organic chemistry. But in 2000 and 2001, the eminent chemist Gilbert Stork asserted that Woodward and Doering’s synthesis was a myth. The editor of Chemical & Engineering News wrote an editorial titled, “Setting the Record Straight,” praising Stork for correcting this myth. By and large, the organic synthetic community reversed its opinion overnight. Could it be that Woodward and Doering were wrong? This presentation will, in fact, set the record straight. The human side of science—egos, ethics, and hierarchy—all play a role in this story.
March 11, 2008
Donald Kraybill, Elizabethtown College
“From the Buggy to the Byte: How the Amish Tame Technology”
Department of History, University of Delaware, History Workshop in Technology, Society and Culture | Visit site »
Time: 12:30 - 1:45 p.m.
Place: University of Delaware, 203 Munroe Hall
Information: 302-831-2371