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May 2, 2016 Circulating Now

By Betsy L. Humphreys On May 2, 1898, a small group of U.S. and Canadian physicians and librarians met in the offices of the Philadelphia

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In The Art of Swimming (New York, 1846), James Arlington Bennett describes the frog as "the most perfect example for human swimming." Shown here are illustrations from Bennett's manual of flippers for the hands and feet made of light wood and leather straps. On page 37, he notes that after a slow and awkward adjustment phase, you can "swim and dive like a fish" with these appendages. Who came up with this splashy idea? It was none other than Benjamin Franklin, at only 11 years old. As an avid swimmer, he wanted to increase his speed and looked to the webbed feet of frogs as inspiration for his first invention.

For many NIH staff, everyday is #BikeToWorkDay. Donald Fredrickson, the 11th Director of NIH, was an avid supporter of bicyclists commuting to work during the oil crisis of the late 1970s and early 1980s and rode a bike to work himself. In 1979, nearly 100 employees signed up to organize the NIH Bicycle Commuter Club (NIHBCC) which held its first meeting at the National Library of Medicine and has since grown to about 400 members.

Check out the Circulating Now blog today to take a virtual "NLM Collections Tour: Nutrition" featuring materials that document research and education about nutrition our bodies need to stay healthy. See the link in bio or visit https://loom.ly/mj2n1LU to explore!

This portrait was recently featured in a piece by @MilitaryHealth which explores the life of Army Maj. (Dr.) William W. Keen, Jr., a medical #surgeon during the Civil War who advocated & researched medical advances so the horrors of #CivilWar-era medicine would not occur again. See the link in bio to read "'America’s First Brain Surgeon' Served During Civil War and World War I" or visit https://loom.ly/jAsZHUE.

“If I fits, I sits,” says the lap unicorn as it climbs upon a young maiden for pets. With so many fantastic creatures in Ortus Sanitatis (1491), we couldn't choose just one to celebrate @IGLibraries #PawsomeLibraries today. Here, people interact with unicorns, birds, wolves, and dogs, all in the pages of this hefty leather bound book.

Happy Birthday, Edward Jenner! Born #OTD in 1749, Dr. Jenner was an English surgeon and scientist who developed the world's first vaccine, a vaccine for #smallpox.

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