Google Doodle honors inventor of the surgical mask, considered to be the precursor of N95 masks
Happy birthday to the man behind the mask: Chinese-Malaysian epidemiologist Dr. Wu Lien-teh
Did you know? To combat the Manchurian plague of 1910-1911, Wu invented a mask considered the predecessor to the modern-day N95.#GoogleDoodle → https://t.co/A8TbLBehmPpic.twitter.com/XaX2dpkRdP Google Doodles (@GoogleDoodles) March 10, 2021
The N95 respirator a scientific icon born from plague, racism, and repurposed gift bows https://t.co/qvyh1gYsID Mark Wilson (@ctrlzee) March 24, 2020
- Dr. Wu Lien-Teh, a Malayan Chinese born in 1879, was the first medical student of Chinese descent to study at the University of Cambridge.
Dr Wu Lien-teh: Google honour Chinese-Malaysian Epidemiologist, first man to create facemask bbc.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bbc.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Who Was Dr. Wu Lien-teh? Google Doodle Celebrates Surgical Face Mask Pioneer
On 3/10/21 at 4:51 AM EST
Dr. Wu Lien-teh is celebrated in today s Google Doodle on what would have been his 142nd birthday. The Chinese-Malaysian epidemiologist invented a surgical face covering that is considered the precursor to the N95 mask, which is widely used today to combat the spread of COVID-19.
Wu was born on this day in 1879, to a family of Chinese immigrants in Penang, Malaya, which is modern-day Malaysia. Wu became the first student of Chinese descent to earn his MD from Cambridge University before joining China s Imperial Army Medical College as vice director in 1908.
Google honors surgical mask maker Dr Wu Lien-teh with a new Doodle upi.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from upi.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.