René Laennec Quote

I had not imagined it would be necessary to give a name to such a simple device, but others thought differently. If one wants to give it a name, the most suitable would be "stethoscope."

Traité de l'Auscultation Médiate, Volume 1 (p. 11), J.A. Brosson & J.S. Chaude. Paris, France. 1819

I had not imagined it would be necessary to give a name to such a simple device, but others thought differently. If one wants to give it a name, the...

I had not imagined it would be necessary to give a name to such a simple device, but others thought differently. If one wants to give it a name, the...

I had not imagined it would be necessary to give a name to such a simple device, but others thought differently. If one wants to give it a name, the...

I had not imagined it would be necessary to give a name to such a simple device, but others thought differently. If one wants to give it a name, the...