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Stigler’s Law of Eponymy 680

Stigler’s Law of Eponymy

Stigler’s Law of Eponymy: no discovery is named after its true originator. Explore its history, Merton’s roots, and modern scientific misattribution.

Max Brödel (1870–1941) 680

Max Brödel

Max Brödel (1870–1941), father of modern medical illustration, founded Johns Hopkins’ art in medicine department and pioneered the carbon dust technique.

Howship-Romberg sign 680

Howship-Romberg sign

Howship-Romberg sign: pain and paraesthesia along the distribution of the obturator nerve (medial thigh to knee); a clinical indicator of obturator nerve compression, commonly due to an obturator hernia