The x ray has proven to be the greatest medical miracle in the 20th century. Wilhelm Roentgen, who received the Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery in 1901, had no idea how his x rays would later help doctors diagnose health problems. But it was not until the development of the computer and the genius of a man who realized that x-ray images could be stored and manipulated by computers, that x rays were used in an amazingly accurate diagnostic device known as computerized axial tomography, or CAT Scanner. That man is Godfrey Hounsfield and he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1979, along with Allan Cormack for his invention.
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Grade 5-8-The life of the Nobel Prize-winning engineer is profiled in this installment in the series. The dry, workmanlike text reads like an encyclopedia entry. This is not surprising since the author, in the few instances when any documentation is cited, uses the 1980 edition of Current Biography and the Nobel Prize Web site as her sources. Average-quality, black-and-white photos appear throughout. The chronology of Hounsfield ends in 1981, and readers are left wondering what has happened to him since then. Although there are no other single biographies on the scientist for this audience, libraries will want to wait for a better one, especially if they can offer access to the reference sources mentioned.
Jennifer Ralston, Harford County Public Library, Belcamp, MD
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Jennifer Ralston, Harford County Public Library, Belcamp, MD
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Susan Zannos has been a lifelong educator, having taught at all levels, from preschool to college, in Mexico, Greece, Italy, Russia, and Lithuania, as well as in the United States. She has published a mystery Trust the Liar (Walker and Co.) and Human Types: Essence and the Enneagram was published by Samuel Weiser in 1997. She has written several books for children, including Paula Abdul and Cesar Chavez (Mitchell Lane). Susan lives in Oxnard, California.
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