Retrospectroscope

Metabolism: The Physiological Power-Generating Process
Author(s)3: Richard Johnston, Max Valentinuzzi
Metabolism: The Physiological Power-Generating Process 150 150 IEEE Pulse

The rate of doing work, expressed as the amount of work per unit—commonly measured in units such as watt or horsepower—is power in physics. It is the work–time rate or…

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Could Al-Zahrawi Be Considered a Biomedical Engineer?
Author(s)3: Mohamed N. Saad
Could Al-Zahrawi Be Considered a Biomedical Engineer? 150 150 IEEE Pulse

[accordion title=”Introducing Mohamed N. Saad”] By Max E. Valentinuzzi, maxvalentinuzzi@arnet.com.ar I recently received an unexpected message from Mohamed N. Saad, out of Cairo, Egypt. Mohamed was submitting an article to be published…

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Highlights in the History of the Fourier Transform
Author(s)3: Alejandro Dominguez
Highlights in the History of the Fourier Transform 150 150 IEEE Pulse

L’étude profonde de la nature est la source la plus féconde de découvertes mathématiques. —Jean-Baptiste Joseph Fourier (1768–1830) [accordion title=”Introducing the Fourier Transform”] By Max E. Valentinuzzi Doesn’t it look like magic to traverse…

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Technological Acceleration: A Few Musings
Author(s)3: Max Valentinuzzi
Technological Acceleration: A Few Musings 150 150 IEEE Pulse

After five years of “Retrospectroscope” columns (since January 2011) covering subjects more or less related to biomedical engineering—always from a historical perspective, but also bringing a few recent viewpoints and…

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Autism
Author(s)3: Elisa Pérez, Sergio D. Ponce, David J. Piccinini, Natalia López, Max Valentinuzzi
Autism 150 150 IEEE Pulse

[accordion title=”Introducing the Authors”] When the stream is driven by a powerful pump, the running waters can take you to the unknowns of the mind. —Max E. Valentinuzzi Elisa Pérez was…

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Physiological Records Projected on a Screen
Author(s)3: Max Valentinuzzi
Physiological Records Projected on a Screen 150 150 IEEE Pulse

Every day, in teaching classrooms and large conference auditoriums and on operating room monitors, scientists and medical professionals make use of in vivo physiological projections that allow the audience to…

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The Good Old Blackboard and Chalk
Author(s)3: Max Valentinuzzi
The Good Old Blackboard and Chalk 150 150 IEEE Pulse

How wonderful is to pass knowledge on and see the seed germinate to become a fruitful tree giving off many other generous trees that eventually blossom into a healthy cultural…

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The Tango
Author(s)3: Max Valentinuzzi
The Tango 150 150 IEEE Pulse

Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without. —Confucius The tango appears as no exception, in its birthplace and abroad, too. The perception of music is…

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A History of the Convolution Operation
Author(s)3: Alejandro Dominguez
A History of the Convolution Operation 150 150 IEEE Pulse

[accordion title=”About Convolution and Alex”] Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing. — Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) Math and music are two areas that have attracted my attention…

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