Did you know that cervical cells go through 250 stages as they develop from healthy to cancerous cells, or that there are more than 200,000 cases of Parkinson’s disease per year? Elizabeth Stern discovered how many stages cells go through and James Parkinson is the man who discovered ‘shaking palsy’, which is now known as Parkinson’s disease. Elizabeth Stern and James Parkinson are similar in ways, but also very different form one another. Stern made a very huge impact of cancer research and James Parkinson discovered Parkinson’s disease making a huge impact in the medical field. Although both Stern and Parkinson were incredible individuals and helped tremendously with research, James Parkinson was an older man and had many more significant impacts on people’s lives. Elizabeth Stern and James Parkinson were two of the greatest people to make history in the medical field.
Although Stern and Parkinson made many discoveries their childhoods were very different. Elizabeth Stern was born September 19, 1915 and James Parkinson was born April 11, 1755. Parkinson had two siblings, Stern was an only child. When Parkinson was a child he always dreamed of pursuing a career in the medical field and follow in his father’s footsteps. Stern never mentioned any of her family, her accomplishments and discoveries were the only details ever mentioned. …show more content…
Parkinson became a surgeon in 1784 but not long after that he became interested in geology and paleontology. He also wrote many medical doctrines, Parkinson was very concerned about mental illness. Parkinson was also a member of the London Corresponding Society for the Reform of Parliamentary Representation. Elizabeth Stern was a resident in Pathology and she was working as a cancer detection center in Los Angeles. Stern was also a lecturer and researcher, she then became an associate professor of Epidemiology in
Although Stern and Parkinson made many discoveries their childhoods were very different. Elizabeth Stern was born September 19, 1915 and James Parkinson was born April 11, 1755. Parkinson had two siblings, Stern was an only child. When Parkinson was a child he always dreamed of pursuing a career in the medical field and follow in his father’s footsteps. Stern never mentioned any of her family, her accomplishments and discoveries were the only details ever mentioned. …show more content…
Parkinson became a surgeon in 1784 but not long after that he became interested in geology and paleontology. He also wrote many medical doctrines, Parkinson was very concerned about mental illness. Parkinson was also a member of the London Corresponding Society for the Reform of Parliamentary Representation. Elizabeth Stern was a resident in Pathology and she was working as a cancer detection center in Los Angeles. Stern was also a lecturer and researcher, she then became an associate professor of Epidemiology in