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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. ....
Who was Wu Lien-teh and who was his wife Ruth? Updated: 10 Mar 2021, 13:25 EPIDEMIOLOGIST Wu Lien-teh designed one of the most important tools to help stop the spread of infectious diseases. The devoted doctor, who was the first student of ethnic Chinese descent to study medicine at Cambridge University, invented the surgical face mask. 4 Wu became the first Malaysian to be nominated for the Nobel Prize in Physiology or MedicineCredit: Wikipedia Who was Wu Lien-teh? Wu was born in Penang, Malaysia on March 10, 1879. He had four brothers and six sisters and he was educated at the Penang Free School. His father was an immigrant from China, and worked as a goldsmith. ....