History of Ultrasound Flashcards
When and Who began a systemic study of sound?
500 BC
Pythagoras
The study of sound dates back to when?
Ancient Greeks
When and who developed the theory of sound propagation?
350 BC
Aristotle
(Sound is carried to the ears by movement)
When was the interest of the study of sound revived?
in Renaissance period
In 1500 Leonardo da Vinci proposed what?
That sound traveled in waves
In the 1600’s what did Galileo develop?
He developed frequency determines pitch
In the 1600’s what did Sir Isaac Newton do?
Velocity
In the 1600’s what did Robert Boyle discover?
The elasticity of air
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The modern study of sound marked by a publication by who and when?
Lord Rayleigh
In 1877
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Who published the Theory of Sound?
Lord Rayleigh
He clarified and expanded the current knowledge of acustics
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When and Who studied Bats?
Lazzaro Spallanzani
In 1793
Who contributed to the study of Bats?
- Fresnel
- Galton
- Joule
- Doppler
- Rontengen
- The Curie Brothers
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What did Fresnel do?
Wave Defraction
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What did Galton do?
Ultrasonic Whistle
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What did Joule do?
Ferromagnetic Effect
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What did the Curie Brothers do?
Piezoelectric effect
-Laid the ground work modern US scanners
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What did Doppler do?
Effect of motion on pitch of sound
-Hemodynamics--> expanded and contractions of crystals in an alternation field.
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What did William Roetengen do?
x-rays (but studied ultrasound 1st)
Scientist learned how to produce US and how to put it together in what century?
20th century
Who laid groundwork for SONAR and when?
Langevin
WWll (Started in WWl but not fully developed until WWll)
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When and who invented sonic detector?
1938
George Washington Pierce