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Hypodermic needle in 1853 by Charles Pravaz. [100] Blind experiment by Claude Bernard (nineteenth century). [101] Discovery of Plasmodium and its role in malaria by Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran on November 6, 1880. [102] [103] Incubator or Neonatal intensive care unit in 1881 by Étienne Stéphane Tarnier. [104]
Concours général. In France, the Concours Général, created in 1747, is the most prestigious academic competition held every year between students of Première (11th grade) and Terminale (12th and final grade) in almost all subjects taught in both general, technological and professional high schools. Exams usually take place in March, and ...
The French Academy of Sciences (French: Académie des sciences, [akademi de sjɑ̃s]) is a learned society, founded in 1666 by Louis XIV at the suggestion of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, to encourage and protect the spirit of French scientific research. It was at the forefront of scientific developments in Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries, and ...
In France, the agrégation ( French pronunciation: [aɡʁeɡasjɔ̃]) is the most competitive and prestigious examination for civil service in the French public education system. Successful candidates become professeurs agrégés and are usually appointed as teachers in secondary schools or preparatory classes, or as lecturers in universities.
People living downriver of a Wisconsin dam that was breached by floodwaters have been allowed back into their homes following an evacuation order and many of them now face the mess of cleaning up ...
The S&P 500 gained 0.6%, closing at a record high, and the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.2%. Investors were feeling buoyant after a round of robust corporate earnings and a better-than-expected consumer ...
Académie Française. / 48.8573; 2.337. The Académie Française [a] ( French pronunciation: [akademi fʁɑ̃sɛːz] ), also known as the French Academy, is the principal French council for matters pertaining to the French language. The Académie was officially established in 1635 by Cardinal Richelieu, the chief minister to King Louis XIII. [1]
HANOI (Reuters) -Vietnamese President To Lam was named on Saturday to the nation's top position, general secretary of the ruling Communist Party of Vietnam, replacing Nguyen Phu Trong, who died ...