tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post2121336858517367156..comments2023-10-20T11:17:47.246-04:00Comments on Two Nerdy History Girls: Breakfast Links: Week of August 1, 2016Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-11580412651589803432016-08-07T17:33:14.433-04:002016-08-07T17:33:14.433-04:00I've just found your blog recently, and it'...I've just found your blog recently, and it's great - such a lot of interesting things here.<br />Will you ever consider a podcast or vlog? I reckon you'd be tremendous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-56567458056138708002016-08-06T20:44:09.204-04:002016-08-06T20:44:09.204-04:00Quite true that the stethoscope enabled better cli...Quite true that the stethoscope enabled better clinical diagnosis from 1816 on. But the reason the stethoscope went from "wooden and rigid" to "rubber and flexible" was different. The young graduates, who finished Medicine in 1970 and started their first year of residency in hospitals, had a Sexy Stethoscope Competition. Which was sexier - hanging straight down? doubled over and wrapped behind the neck? with the chest piece tucked away in the top pocket? <br /><br />My husband and his friends, aged 23 in 1970, swear this was true :)Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-68671245584758204092016-08-06T18:42:47.492-04:002016-08-06T18:42:47.492-04:00I still have my kaleidoscope.
I still have my kaleidoscope.<br />Karen Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13306986336556283751noreply@blogger.com