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Microscopical anatomy is like mathematics in books on astronomy or physics - something to be avoided if possible. Yet physiology without cell structure means less than Einstein without calculus.

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George W. Corner

George W. Corner

Born: December 12, 1889
Died: September 28, 1981 (aged 91)
Bio: George Washington Corner FRS FRSE was an American physician, embryologist and pioneer of the contraceptive pill. He received an outstanding ten honorary degrees from various universities. He played a critical role in the discovery of progesterone.
Known for:
  1. The hormones in human reproduction (1942)
  2. Anatomy and Physiology (1930)
  3. The Scientific Basis of Morality (1899)

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