Today, I am thankful for those who left their imprint on me.
We all have individuals in our past who have made us into the persons we’ve become. We can all recount tales as to how our parents, teachers, coaches, mentors, managers, friends, & colleagues have left their mark on us, by sharing their knowledge, skills, and expertise. Their imprint is what defines who we are as humans, and, in turn, we should pay it forward by passing along our collective wisdom to future generations.
I can think back on folks like Louise Brewster (my 11th Grade History teacher), Jack Shulman (my former dean of students at Emory University School of Medicine), and Mort Swartz (the former chairman of Infectious Diseases at Mass General Hospital). Thanks to each of them I have an avid love for history, medicine, and microbiology, respectively.
Today is a great day to pay homage to those who leave a mark.
Why?
The first publicly available, process of photography – known as daguerreotypy – was exhibited at the French Academy of Science on this day (Jan 9) in 1839. Although it lasted only 20 years, this practical process gave the world the opportunity to visually chronicle events.
As a result, photos of our unique faces, cute pets, & elaborately prepared meals have come a long way since then. Despite those advances, I encourage you to check out these wonderful images of Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Jackson, Edgar Allen Poe, Daniel Webster, & Harriet Beecher Stowe, all courtesy of the first photography technique created by Louis Daguerre.
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