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5 days ago · What disease did William Gorgas cure? William Gorgas played a pivotal role in eradicating yellow fever in Panama. His efforts in implementing effective mosquito control measures significantly reduced the transmission of the disease, ultimately leading to the successful completion of the canal.
5 days ago · Dr. William C. Gorgas was born October 3, 1854 in Toulminville, AL. He served in the US Army (1880–1918) as a physician and the 22nd Surgeon General of the U.S. Army (1914–1918). Dr. Gorgas was assigned to Fort Brown in 1882 at the height of a yellow fever (also known as "yellow jack") epidemic, in Brownsville and Matamoros.
5 days ago · "The 25th Infantry Regiment, one of four regiments of Black soldiers established after the Civil War, had an exemplary service record. However, to many, the soldiers were Black men first and United States soldiers second, and the regiment endured being sent to the least desirable postings, being issued equipment already rejected by white regiments, and the racist attitudes of civilians in the ...
- Shannon Pensa
- 2017
5 days ago · How did George die in Young Sheldon? George died in Season 7, Episode 11, “A New Home and a Traditional Texas Torture,” which saw him suffer a fatal heart attack while at work. Coach...
2 days ago · e. The tragedy of the commons is a metaphoric label for a concept that is widely discussed, and criticised, in economics, ecology and other sciences. According to the concept, should a number of people enjoy unfettered access to a finite, valuable resource such as a pasture, they will tend to over-use it, and may end up destroying its value ...
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- Garrett Hardin
- 13 December 1968
- Science
4 days ago · Ragnar Lothbrok's shocking death in Vikings Season 4 was the most unexpected departure of a main character in the series. Ragnar went from farmer to king through successful conquests in Europe, elevating his legend among the other Vikings. Ragnar orchestrated his own death by King Ælle, ensuring his place as a Viking legend and setting up his ...
4 days ago · Archimedes (born c. 287 bce, Syracuse, Sicily [Italy]—died 212/211 bce, Syracuse) was the most famous mathematician and inventor in ancient Greece. He is especially important for his discovery of the relation between the surface and volume of a sphere and its circumscribing cylinder. He is known for his formulation of a hydrostatic principle ...
