Newfangled Idea
Published by Rick on Tuesday, September 09, 2008.
"That it will ever come into general use, notwithstanding its value, is extremely doubtful; because its beneficial application requires much time and gives a good bit of trouble both to the patient and the practitioner; because its hue and character are foreign and opposed to all our habits and associations."
The London Times in 1834, reporting on the invention by French physician Rene Theophile Hyacinthe Laennec of the stethoscope.
The London Times in 1834, reporting on the invention by French physician Rene Theophile Hyacinthe Laennec of the stethoscope.
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