Quote of the day
At each increase of knowledge, as well as on the contrivance of every new tool, human labour becomes abridged.
John W. Kirklin

Born: April 5, 1917
Died: April 21, 2004 (aged 87)
Bio: John Webster Kirklin was an American surgeon who made early contributions to cardiac surgery. He enhanced the heart-lung bypass machine to make it feasible for routine use. Kirklin led the surgery departments at the Mayo Clinic and the University of Alabama School of Medicine.