the legacy of
FRANK NETTER by Varsha Udayakumar
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o science textbook, especially one regarding human anatomy, is complete without detailed illustrations. We can thank Dr. Frank Netter for being the most influential person behind these enlightening diagrams. He was a well-known surgeon but maintained a passion for painting, so in the 1950s, he began the quest to combine his talents. He had an uncanny ability to take complicated medical topics and illustrate them in a way that was much easier to understand than words. His magnum opus, the Atlas of Human Anatomy, was published in 1989 and stands as one of the most popular anatomy references to this day. The book is a must in all medical schools for students and doctors alike. With this, Frank Netter singlehandedly forged an unbreakable connection between science and art that remains a valuable insight to the medical field.
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