Tucson / Helsinki / Parikkala / Tokyo / Eindhoven / New Orleans / /
Company
Akashi / Historians Sampsa Kaataja / Philips Research Europe / Optische Werke C. Reichert Corporation / Philips Research Laboratories / /
Country
Netherlands / United States / Finland / /
Event
Natural Disaster / Business Partnership / /
Facility
Eindhoven University of Technology / Aalto University / Wihuri Research Institute / Salus Hospital / National Institute / University of Helsinki / Institute of Physiology / University of Arizona / Technical Research Centre of Finland / University of Tampere / /
IndustryTerm
sharpened metal wire / energy / manufacturing metal microelectrodes / prevention of chronic diseases / magnetic lens systems / heavy metal casting / /
Organization
Aalto University / Institute of Physiology / Finnish Physiological Society / University of Tampere / Technical Research Centre of Finland / Eindhoven University of Technology / National Institute for Health and Welfare / University of Helsinki / Salus Hospital / University of Arizona / Wihuri Research Institute / /
Person
Maija Wilska / Friz Gabler / Kari Lounatmaa / Timo Vilen / Pekka Puska / Alvar Wilska / Liisa M. Peltonen / Docent / Ernst Ruska / Anto Leikola / Juha Voipio / Matti Karjalainen / /
Position
self‐built dummy head / Professor of Biophysics / Head physician / scientist / specialist / Head / Professor of Physics / Professor / Director General / Professor emeritus / Professor / Professor of Physiology / Head / SCIENTIST / AND A PHYSICIST / Professor of Physiology / surgeon / Professor for Auditory and Multisensory Perception / /
ProvinceOrState
Parikkala / Arizona / /
Region
Eastern Finland / /
Technology
X-ray / Developing technology / technology of science / /
ALVAR WILSKA (1911‐1987) – INTRODUCTION OF AN EXCEPTIONALLY MULTITALENTED FINNISH PHYSIOLOGY PROFESSOR, INVENTOR, SCIENTIST, AND A PHYSICIST AHEAD OF HIS TIME