Henry Louis Gibson
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Henry Louis Gibson a British-born American pioneering medical photographer
, was born in Truro
, Cornwall
, England
, United Kingdom
and died in Rochester
, New York State, United States of America. He was for many years editor and consultant in medical, biological, scientific, and technical photography
for the Eastman Kodak
Company. He received his B.Sc. degree in physics
from the University of Illinois
. He was a president of the Biological Photographic Association (renamed the Biocommunications Association). He was made a Fellow of the association and in 1960 received it's highest honor, the Louis Schmidt Award for his outstanding contribution to scientific photography.
He was an expert in medical uses of infrared
radiation and had pioneered its use in detecting breast cancer
.
Medical imaging
Medical imaging is the technique and process used to create images of the human body for clinical purposes or medical science...
, was born in Truro
Truro
Truro is a city and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The city is the centre for administration, leisure and retail in Cornwall, with a population recorded in the 2001 census of 17,431. Truro urban statistical area, which includes parts of surrounding parishes, has a 2001 census...
, Cornwall
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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and died in Rochester
Rochester, New York
Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Known as The World's Image Centre, it was also once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City...
, New York State, United States of America. He was for many years editor and consultant in medical, biological, scientific, and technical photography
Photography
Photography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
for the Eastman Kodak
Eastman Kodak
Eastman Kodak Company is a multinational imaging and photographic equipment, materials and services company headquarted in Rochester, New York, United States. It was founded by George Eastman in 1892....
Company. He received his B.Sc. degree in physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
from the University of Illinois
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign is a large public research-intensive university in the state of Illinois, United States. It is the flagship campus of the University of Illinois system...
. He was a president of the Biological Photographic Association (renamed the Biocommunications Association). He was made a Fellow of the association and in 1960 received it's highest honor, the Louis Schmidt Award for his outstanding contribution to scientific photography.
He was an expert in medical uses of infrared
Infrared
Infrared light is electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength longer than that of visible light, measured from the nominal edge of visible red light at 0.74 micrometres , and extending conventionally to 300 µm...
radiation and had pioneered its use in detecting breast cancer
Breast cancer
Breast cancer is cancer originating from breast tissue, most commonly from the inner lining of milk ducts or the lobules that supply the ducts with milk. Cancers originating from ducts are known as ductal carcinomas; those originating from lobules are known as lobular carcinomas...
.
List of Publications
- The photography of patients (1952)
- Copying and duplicating medical subjects and radiographs (1953)
- Perfecting your enlarging (1961) Chilton Co., Book Division
- Light through the lens (1968) Christopher Pub. House
- Close-up photography and photomacrography (1969) Eastman Kodak Co., Professional and Finishing Markets Division
- Stars through the apple tree (1972) Christopher Pub. House.
- Medical photography; clinical-ultraviolet-infrared (1973) Eastman Kodak Co., Professional and Finishing Markets Division
- Photography by infrared (1978), Wiley.
- The Biological Photographic Association, Its Half Century (1981), Biological Photographic Association, Inc..
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See also
- Medical imagingMedical imagingMedical imaging is the technique and process used to create images of the human body for clinical purposes or medical science...