ACHIEVEMENTS OF ARMENIANS
May 1, 2012 | 2:02 p.m.
The scientific and technical accomplishments of the Armenians are
impressive, given the fact that Armenians have not had a free country
to call their own until 1991.
In the United States, Armenians-Americans made important contributions
in medicine and the sciences. In medicine, Raymond Darmadian developed
the first MRI machine. Michel Ter-Pogossian co-invented positron
emission tomography scanning, which is used for functional brain
imaging and cancer detection. Dr. J.W. Kebabian and Dr. George
Aghajanian both did pioneering research that has allowed for the
development for more effective antipsychotics drugs.
Dr. Alex Sevanian helped establish that oxidized low-density
lipoprotein plays a role in atherosclerosis. Dr. Varaztad Kazanjian
was a pioneer in reconstructive surgery and has been called the father
of plastic surgery. Haroutune Krikor Daghlian Jr. was an important
physicist in the U.S. nuclear weapons research program at Los Alamos
and died from exposure to excess radiation at age 28.
Edward Keonjian developed the first pocket-sized, solar-powered radio
transmitter. In computer science, Avedis Tevanian was the architect
of the Apple OS X operating system.
In the former Soviet Union and today’s Russia, Russian Armenians have
also made important contributions in the sciences and technology. Levon
Mikhailovich Chailakhyan was a Soviet Armenian biologist who was the
first to clone a mouse, known as Masha. Masha the mouse was the first
mammal to be cloned, years before Dolly the Sheep. Yuri Oganessian
is a Russian Armenian physicist who discovered a new element called
element 114, which was added to the periodic table. The famous
Russian MIG fighter aircraft were designed by a Russian Armenian
aeronautical engineer named Artem Mikoyan. MIG was an abbreviation
of Mikoyan-Gurevich design bureau.
When given the opportunity, Armenians have achieved important
contributions to benefit mankind.
Patrick Movsessian
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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