TY - JOUR
T1 - Lennart Nilsson (1922-2017) - Pioneer of embryo photography and his work Ett barn blir till
AU - Scharf, Jann Lennard
AU - Dracopoulos, Christoph
AU - Gembicki, Michael
AU - Rody, Achim
AU - Welp, Amrei
AU - Weichert, Jan
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2022.
PY - 2023/5
Y1 - 2023/5
N2 - 'Making the invisible visible' is a requirement of a coveted prize for scientific photography - the Lennart Nilsson Award - which is named after the pioneer of human embryo photography. There is no way of avoiding his influence if the hitherto invisible is to be made visible, the intangible almost tangible, the unimaginable made imaginable, and mysteries otherwise hidden from the human eye are to be processed in a popular-scientific way and visualized in an artistic way by means of scientific-medical imaging techniques. Whilst Lennart Nilsson used state-of-the-art imaging technology within the rapidly evolving field of endoscopy, he also created what is probably the best-selling illustrated book of all times with A Child Is Born contributing to both the further understanding of early prenatal development, as well as achieving worldwide popularity.
AB - 'Making the invisible visible' is a requirement of a coveted prize for scientific photography - the Lennart Nilsson Award - which is named after the pioneer of human embryo photography. There is no way of avoiding his influence if the hitherto invisible is to be made visible, the intangible almost tangible, the unimaginable made imaginable, and mysteries otherwise hidden from the human eye are to be processed in a popular-scientific way and visualized in an artistic way by means of scientific-medical imaging techniques. Whilst Lennart Nilsson used state-of-the-art imaging technology within the rapidly evolving field of endoscopy, he also created what is probably the best-selling illustrated book of all times with A Child Is Born contributing to both the further understanding of early prenatal development, as well as achieving worldwide popularity.
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U2 - 10.1177/09677720221087200
DO - 10.1177/09677720221087200
M3 - Journal articles
C2 - 35341377
SN - 0967-7720
VL - 31
SP - 096777202210872
JO - Journal of medical biography
JF - Journal of medical biography
IS - 2
ER -