Interesting pictorial history illustrating the work of a very important scientist in the field of anatomy (neurology).
"Anatomist Santiago Ramon y Cajal was the first to see--and illustrate--what neurons really do." [Discover Magazine]
"Anatomist Santiago Ramon y Cajal was the first to see--and illustrate--what neurons really do." [Discover Magazine]
-His work in the late 1800s...
His work in the late 1800s using only microscopes and pencils was remarkably accurate; modern micropictographs (the green and black images) demonstrate this admirably.
Our friends at wikipedia have quite a bit more about this memorable (pun intended) scientist.
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