“I think there are about 1-2 million baseball fields in the world, but that's just a ballpark number.”
Eugene Lindsay OpieDied 12 Mar 1971 at age 97 (born 5 Jul 1873).American pathologist who conducted important research on the causes, transmission, and diagnosis of tuberculosis and on immunization against the disease. Opie published on malaria research and the causes of diabetes. He demonstrated that the islets of Langerhans were involved in the development of diabetes in humans and identified two forms of parasite (hyaline and granular) in crow malaria. Later, he embarked on research in immunology and carcinogenesis, the development of obstruction of the pancreatic duct, and tuberculosis. He remained active in research well into his nineties. |
