Friday, May 29, 2009

NASA

agency's first black administrator retired astronaut Gen. Charles Bolden
the second astronaut to run NASA in its 50-year history (first was Adm. Richard Truly)
appointed May 23, 2009

source The Columbus Dispatch May 24, 2009

APGAR

A score given to a newborn a minute after birth to assess how well an infant makes the transition from womb to room. Babies are assigned a score of 0, 1, or 2 to each of the five categories.
Appearance
Pulse
Grimace
Activity
Respiration
Named for Virginia Apgar ( b. 1909 d. 1974) who developed the test in 1949. Dr. Apgar never made any money from the test. She helped to build anesthesiology into a medical specialty. Dr Apgar became a senior medical official at the March of Dimes in 1959. She wrote a book on birth defects with Joan Beck - Is My Baby All Right?

source - The Wall Street Journal May 26, 2009