Zi de toceala; inventii

Ar trebui sa scriu posturi mai interesante, presupun, dar pana una-alta, am de tocit.

Pana scap de gunoiul asta, tocesc cu drag si spor (o pula) Life in the UK. Doamne-ajuta, sa retina ma-ta famous British paralympians.

Vorbind de asta, nu stiu daca v-ajuta cu ceva, dar listeaza astia niste inventii pe-acolo. Asa, un fel de “famous British inventors”. Stiu ca nu va intereseaza, dar ii scriu ca ma ajuta sa-i retin.

TV – John Logie Baird
Penicilina – Alexander Fleming
Radarul – Robert Watson-Watt
Turing machine – Alan Turing
Insulina (co) – John MacLeod
Structura moleculei DNA – Francis Crick
(turbo)Jet engine – Frank Whittle
Hovercraft – Cristopher Cockerell
Concorde + Harrier VTOL – nu scrie cine, doar ca britanici si francezi.
Cash dispensing ATM – James Goodfellow
IVF – Robert Edwards
Cloning – Ian Wilmut + Keith Campbell
MRI – Peter Mansfield
WWW – Tim Berners-Lee
Baietii de la Cambridge cu split atom (noroc Hiroshima, lol).

..si tot felu’ de alti baieti.

Ma cam oftica treaba asta. Nu doar pentru ca urasc sa invat nume, ci pentru ca e incorect. Adica, de ce trebuie sa invat mai mult eu in UK decat un englez care ar da testul asta in Romania? Ca ala n-are mare lucru de invatat. Nici la inventatori, nici la paralympians, nici macar la olympians. Da’ compenseaza la istorie, presupun – unde probabil sunt listate de 10 ori bataliile lu’ Stefan cel Mare si albastrul de Voronet…

Bine, acum daca e sa ne batem joc, oricum nu inventau englezii nimic fara romani. Pai, cu ce ar fi scris fara stiloul lui Petrache Poenaru, coaie?

Ca o bataie suplimentara de joc, presupun ca ati auzit toti ca “dar romanii au inventat insulina!” (toti romanii, evident). OK. Citeam si eu aia si-am zis “stai ba, cum adica insulina? Nu Paulescu era ala…?”. Asa c-am trecut la citit. Si va dau si voua, sa va amuzati, ca eu am cam ras cu muci.

In 1916, Paulescu developed an aqueous (watery) pancreatic extract which, when injected into a dog with diabetes, had a normalising effect on its blood sugar levels. Paulescu’s pancreine was an extract of bovine pancreas in salted water, purified with hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide. Shortly after, Paulescu was called to service in the Romanian Army during World War I, returning in 1921.

He then wrote an extensive whitepaper about the effect of the extract, titled ‘Research on the role of the pancreas in food assimilation’, which was published in August 1921. Paulescu secured the patent rights for his method of manufacturing pancreine on April 10 1922 by the Romanian Ministry of Industry and Trade – patent no. 6254.

Nobel Prize debate

By the time Banting and Charles Best had isolated insulin in February 1922, which was successfully administered in a human patient for the first time, Paulescu was awaiting confirmation of his patent.

So when Banting and Macleod were awarded the Nobel Prize in 1923, Paulescu wrote to the Nobel committee claiming priority. But his claims were rejected.

Eu am turbat de ras, serios. Adica, ganditi-va si voi la astea doua chestii:

1. Esti cercetator. Descoperi o chestie care salveaza o gramada imensa de vieti. Practic, ar fi putut face statu’ miliarde pe spinarea ta – pe principiul “gerovital si insulina gasiti doar aici!”. Sa-mi bag pula de nu trebuiau sa mai faca aia inca vreo 4 aeroporturi sa faca fata numarului de turisti gen. Ei bine, ce face statu’ cu tine – cercetator? Te trimite pe front, normal. “Boss, dar e cercetator”. “Dumnezeu o sa-l apere. Iar daca nu, plm, asta e, n-a avut zile”

2. Trimiti la stat cu “ba, dati-mi in pula mea patent pe asta”. Numai ca intre timp mai descopera altii treaba asta si iau si Nobelul pentru ea. Tu inca-ti astepti hartia. Hai, este ca va imaginati un ghiseu cu o tanti care isi face unghiile si zice “programul e martea si joia intre 12:30 si 13:00, la revedere!”?