Werner Forssmann, (August 29, 1904-June 1, 1979) was a physician from Eberswalde, Germany. He is credited with the first catheterization of a human heart. In 1929, he made an incision into his antecubical vein and fed a catheter into the right atrium of his own heart. He then walked to the radiology department, where he had a x-ray taken showing the catheter in his heart. Although he was fired from the hospital for this, he received his Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1956 for his pioneering feat into cardiological studies. August 29 is the 241st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (242nd in leap years), with 124 days remaining. ... 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. ... 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ... A physician is a person who practices medicine. ... Map of Germany showing Eberswalde Eberswalde is a major town and the administrative seat of the district Barnim in the German Federal State (Bundesland) of Brandenburg, about 50 km northeast of Berlin. ... Catheter disassembled In medicine, a catheter is a tube that a health professional may insert into part of the body. ... 1929 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... In Anatomy, atrium refers to a structure of the heart. ... The heart and lungs (from an older edition of Grays Anatomy) The heart (Latin cor) is a hollow, muscular organ that pumps blood through the blood vessels by repeated, rhythmic contractions. ... Radiology is the branch of medical science dealing with the medical use of x-ray machines or other such radiation devices. ... In the NATO phonetic alphabet, X-ray represents the letter X. An X-ray picture (radiograph) taken by Röntgen An X-ray is a form of electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength approximately in the range of 5 pm to 10 nanometers (corresponding to frequencies in the range 30 PHz... List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physiology or Medicine from 1901 to the present day. ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday. ...
Forssmann was born in Berlin. He studied medicine at the University of Berlin, graduating in 1929. There is no institution called the University of Berlin, but there are four universities in Berlin, Germany: Humboldt University of Berlin (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin) Technical University of Berlin (Technische Universität Berlin) Free University of Berlin (Freie Universität Berlin) Berlin University of the Arts (Universität der Künste Berlin) This is...
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Nobel Biography (http://nobelprize.org/medicine/laureates/1956/forssmann-bio.html)
Werner Theodor Otto Forssmann was born in Berlin on August 29, 1904, the son of Julius Forssmann and Emmy Hindenberg.
At the beginning of the Second World War, Forssmann served as a Sanitary Officer, reaching the rank of Surgeon-Major; but he became a prisoner of war until his release in 1945, when he went into practice with his wife, in the Schwarzwald.
In 1933 Forssmann married Dr. Elsbet Engel, who is also a specialist in urology.
Werner Theodor Otto Forssmann was born in Berlin, Germany on August 29, 1904 to Julius and Emmy (Hindenberg) Forssmann.
Werner Theodor Otto Forssmann, a surgeon and urologist, was born on August 29, 1904, in Berlin, the only child of Julius Forssmann, a lawyer employed by a life insurance company, and Emmy Hindenberg.
WernerForssmann, a surgeon and urologist, was relatively unknown in his native Germany when he won the Nobel Prize in 1956 for his work in heartcatheterization.
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