What is Semmelweis effect?

What is Semmelweis effect?

Semmelweis reflex’ or ‘Semmelweis effect’ stands for a metaphor for the reflex-like tendency to reject new evidence or new knowledge as it contradicts established norms, beliefs or paradigms.

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We will see more about Semmelweis, and the connection between his observations and Louis Pasteur's germ theory in the near future.

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#OTD #tv #television #baird #testing #test John Logie Baird had his first testing of a working television (TV) on October 2, 1925

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#OTD in 1886 Josephine Cochrane, a woman inventor from Shelbyville, Illinois, USA was issued the dishwashing machine patent, which also ended up becoming the first commercially successful dishwashing machine. Interesting Facts about Ms. Josephine Cochrane: 1. Born as Josephine M. Garis in 1839, in Ashtabula County, Ohio. 2. Josephine was raised in Shelbyville, Illinois, and got married to William Cochran in 1858. 3. Josephine was also the grand daughter of John Fitch, who was known for steam boat related inventions. 4. Josephine was a socialite, and had a prosperous early married life with her husband. 5. But, lost her husband to alcohol at the age of 44 with a family debt of around $1500+. 6. Josephine's family situation along with her prior interest to develop dishwashing machines to relieve housewives from washing dishes after a meal drove her towards developing the first commercially viable machine. 7. Though the dishwashing machine was not a household item during her times, it...

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