Scientists forget about themselves because of research

There are researchers who self-perform appendicitis, insert the catheter into the heart or drink a solution containing bacteria to prove the scientific hypothesis.

1. O'Neill Kane pecks out his appendix himself

Dr. O'Neill Kane, a surgeon living in Pennsylvania, USA, was the first person to personally conduct appendix surgery on February 13, 1921. During the operation, he rested himself on the pillows, placed a mirror in front of him and looked at the abdomen for surgery. After anesthesia around the abdomen, Kane begins to remove the appendix and succeeds 30 minutes later.

2. Barry Marshall drinks bacterial solutions

Barry Marshall, an Australian physician, hypothesized that the cause of gastric ulcers was Helicobacter pylori, and the treatment was to use antibiotics. To prove their theory, the doctor drank a solution containing bacteria and had symptoms such as nausea and exhaustion, thus studying and demonstrating the relationship between bacteria and ulcers. stomach. He was awarded the 2005 Nobel Prize in Medicine for identifying a type of Helicobacter pylori bacterium and a mechanism that causes gastric and duodenal ulcers in humans.

3. John Paul Stapp accelerometer test

Colonel John Paul Stapp, a US Air Force medical researcher, personally tested the body's resistance to radial acceleration by sitting on a rocket-mounted sled. On December 10, 1954, he sat on the car and increased his speed from 0 to 1,017.1 km / h in just 5 seconds. When the car braked and stopped completely in about 1.4 seconds, Paul Stapp suffered a force 46.2 times stronger than gravity. Stapp's experiments help the US military design safer ejection seats for pilots in case of escape from aircraft at high speeds. (Photos: Wikipedia)

4. Werner Forssmann put the catheter in his heart

Werner Forssmann paved the way for cardiovascular diagnosis and treatment in today's medicine. In 1929, the young German surgeon anesthetized his arm and inserted a catheter from a vein to the heart. To ensure the catheter was placed at the desired location initially, Forssmann checked the X-ray. Although he survived the trial, he lost his job and was estranged by his colleagues. However, Werner Forssmann's courage and effort was recognized by the Nobel Prize in 1956.

5. Albert Hofman tested hallucinogens

LSD is a hallucinogenic drug first synthesized in 1938 by Swiss chemist Albert Hofman. Previously, the scientist had experimented with eating about 250 micrograms of substances related to LSD and had bizarre expressions such as anxiety, paralysis symptoms, or laughter, a sense of distortion. After knowing for sure that he was not poisoned, he gradually noticed some other effects such as beautiful images, extraordinary shapes and colors that constantly turned virtual. (Photo: Wikicommons)

6. Newton Issac put the needle into the eye socket

In addition to being famous for the fascinating theory and the co-inventor of the calculation, IIssac Newton was also a pioneer in optical research. In the process of finding the answer to the dispersion of light, Newton placed a needle in his eye socket. (Photo: Wikicommons)

7. Nicolae Minovici hangs herself

Nicolae is a famous scientist who worked in Bucharest, Romania in the early years of the 20th century. For research purposes, the scientist conducted a series of experiments to suffocate and strangle himself. with rope. During a hanging with a noose on the ceiling, he was injured in his neck and had trouble swallowing many days later. His work was published in 1904 in Romania and in 1905 in French with the title of hanging research. (Photo: Madsciencemuseum)

8. Franz Reichelt jumped from the Eiffel Tower

February 4, 1912, Franz Reichelt, an Austrian seamstress tested the suit for parachutists designed to function as an umbrella for emergency use. However, the test failed and the Reichelt died when jumping from the Eiffel Tower to the ground. (Photos: Wikipedia)

9. Frederick Hoelzel eats glass

In the years 1920–1930, Frederick Hoelzel, a University of Chicago researcher, swallowed inedible materials such as gravel, glass beads, bearings, braided wires and other non-food types for testing. their lifetime when passing through the intestinal tract. As a teenager, Frederick Hoelzel adopted a diet-weight-loss method and ate only non-calorie foods such as corn, sawdust, cork, feathers, asbestos, Artificial silk and banana stems. Hoelzel's favorite meal is tearing cotton into small pieces. (Photo: Madsciencemuseum)

10. Wan Hu tested the missile

Wan Hu (Wang Hu, Wan Hoo) is a Chinese rocket expert who lived in the 16th century. According to legend, to explore the moon, Wan Hu sat on a hot chair that was fixed to 47 missiles. When the assistants held the torch to light the rocket, a loud explosion rang out and Wan Hu disappeared under white smoke. His name was later placed for a volcanic mouth on the Moon. (Photo: NASA)