Not too many people know that the world’s first digital laser was invented in South Africa, or that in the 1980s two […]
Posts Tagged ‘Allan Cormack’
Anatomy of a Biography
When Allan MacLeod Cormack, joint winner of the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1979 for “the development of computer assisted tomography” passed […]
First Laugh, Then Think
It’s that time of year again when we anxiously wait to learn who will be awarded a Nobel Prize for […]
CapeTalk Features CapeRay
The first rule of marketing is to grab every opportunity that comes along to promote your company and its brand. […]
The Forgotten Man of X-rays
Three Nobel Prizes have been awarded in medical imaging: for computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and X-rays. When […]
Return to Groote Schuur
Nestled in the shadow of Table Mountain Groote Schuur Hospital takes its name from the estate bequeathed by Cecil Rhodes to […]
Our New Website Goes Live
In August 2010 the original CapeRay website was launched and it has served us well over the past four years. However, […]
Waiting for a Call from Stockholm
You’re kidding! I’ve won a Nobel Prize? It was Thursday morning 11 October 1979 in Winchester, Massachusetts, when Allan Cormack ignored his alarm […]
Growth by Acquisition
Last month Analogic Corporation announced that it had acquired the remaining stake in PocketSonics, a privately held firm based in Charlottesville that was a spin […]
Experiment Eleven and Other Nobel Stories
October is the month when those scientists who aspire to the ultimate recognition are waiting for a telephone call from Stockholm. Early […]