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The Nation's Premier Museum of Medical History
America's finest museum of medical history, the Mutter Museum displays its beautifully preserved collections of anatomical specimens, models, and medical instruments in a 19th-century "cabinet museum" setting. The museum helps the public understand . . .
America's finest museum of medical history, the Mutter Museum displays its beautifully preserved collections of anatomical specimens, models, and medical instruments in a 19th-century "cabinet museum" setting. The museum helps the public understand the mysteries and beauty of the human body and to . . .
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Tour America's First Hospital Founded By Benjamin Franklin
Pennsylvania Hospital was founded 25 years before the American Revolution. A philosophy of caring inspired the founders, a group of public-spirited citizens led by Benjamin Franklin and Dr. Thomas Bond. Today that same spirit guides Pennsylvania Hos . . .
Pennsylvania Hospital was founded 25 years before the American Revolution. A philosophy of caring inspired the founders, a group of public-spirited citizens led by Benjamin Franklin and Dr. Thomas Bond. Today that same spirit guides Pennsylvania Hospital through its third century. The Hospital has . . .
Philadelphia, PA
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Grave of "The Father of American Medicine"
Grave of Dr. Benjamin Rush (1745-1813). Dr. Rush. was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and a civic leader in Philadelphia, where he was a physician, politician, social reformer, humanitarian, and educator as well as the founder of Dickins . . .
Grave of Dr. Benjamin Rush (1745-1813). Dr. Rush. was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and a civic leader in Philadelphia, where he was a physician, politician, social reformer, humanitarian, and educator as well as the founder of Dickinson College. Rush attended the Continental Congres . . .
Philadelphia, PA
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Home Once Owned By "The Father of American Surgery"
Built in 1786, the home was once owned by Philip Syng Physick, who was known as "The Father of American Surgery." The square, four-story brick house is the only free-standing Federal townhouse remaining in Society Hill. With its huge doorway fan li . . .
Built in 1786, the home was once owned by Philip Syng Physick, who was known as "The Father of American Surgery." The square, four-story brick house is the only free-standing Federal townhouse remaining in Society Hill. With its huge doorway fan light (the largest in any Pennsylvania residence in . . .
Philadelphia, PA
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An Enormous Tumor In A Jar
In 1805, Dr. Philip Syng Physick, America's most renowned surgeon, removed an enormous tumor from a man named James Hayes. The procedure took place in front of an audience at Pennsylvania Hospital's Surgical Amphitheatre. The tumor, which had been . . .
In 1805, Dr. Philip Syng Physick, America's most renowned surgeon, removed an enormous tumor from a man named James Hayes. The procedure took place in front of an audience at Pennsylvania Hospital's Surgical Amphitheatre. The tumor, which had been growing for 20 years, was 25-1/2 inches in circumf . . .
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