Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis

Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis

Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis[A] (German: [ˈɪɡnaːts ˈzɛml̩vaɪs]; Hungarian: Semmelweis Ignác Fülöp; 1 July 1818 – 13 August 1865) was a Hungarian physician and scientist, now known as an early pioneer of antiseptic procedures. Described as the “saviour of mothers”,[2] Semmelweis discovered that…

Far Ultra-Violet Light

View Original Carla Cantor Director of Communications, Science and Technology +1 212 854 5276 carla.canto Could a New Ultraviolet Technology Fight the Spread of Coronavirus? Columbia researcher David Brenner believes far-UVC light—safe for humans, but lethal for viruses—could be a…