Milton C. Winternitz - Plate X (Fig. 1): Lungs of goat, monkey, and guinea pig after exposure to phosgene.
Milton C. Winternitz

Milton Winternitz led Yale Medical School as its Dean from 1920 to 1935. An innovative, even maverick leader, he not only kept the school from going under, but turned it into a first-class research institution. Dedicated to the new scientific medicine established in Germany, he was equally fervent about "social medicine" and the study of humans in their culture and environment. He established the "Yale System" of teaching, with few lectures and fewer exams, and strengthened the full-time faculty system; he also created the graduate-level Yale School of Nursing and the Psychiatry Department, built numerous new buildings, and much more.

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Plate XVII (Fig. 1): Thoracic organs in situ of a dog surviving 24 hours after a lethal dose of superpalite.

Plate XVII (Fig. 1): Thoracic organs in situ of a dog surviving 24 hours after a lethal dose of superpalite. (1920)

Milton C. Winternitz (American, 1885-1959)
Plate XI (Fig. 2): Lungs of rabbit exposed to phosgene.

Plate XI (Fig. 2): Lungs of rabbit exposed to phosgene. (1920)

Milton C. Winternitz (American, 1885-1959)
Plate XIX (Fig. 8): Lungs of dog surviving 5 days after exposure to superpalite, showing diminution in extent of edema and congestion and nearly complete disappearance of atelectasis and emphysema.

Plate XIX (Fig. 8): Lungs of dog surviving 5 days after exposure to superpalite, showing diminution in extent of edema and congestion and nearly complete disappearance of atelectasis and emphysema. (1920)

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Plate XXIX (Fig. 1): Spleen, kidney, and wall of aorta from a dog dying 8 hours after inhalation of arsine.

Plate XXIX (Fig. 1): Spleen, kidney, and wall of aorta from a dog dying 8 hours after inhalation of arsine. (1920)

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Plate V (Fig. 1): Heart and lung of dog dying 24 hours after gassing.

Plate V (Fig. 1): Heart and lung of dog dying 24 hours after gassing. (1920)

Milton C. Winternitz (American, 1885-1959)
Plate XXII (Fig. 3): Large areas of atelectasis in an emphysematous lobe of a dog’s lung. (Fig. 4) Tongue, larynx, and trachea of dog 2 days after exposure to mustard gas, showing edema of larynx, membranous tracheitis, and laryngitis.

Plate XXII (Fig. 3): Large areas of atelectasis in an emphysematous lobe of a dog’s lung. (Fig. 4) Tongue, larynx, and trachea of dog 2 days after exposure to mustard gas, showing edema of larynx, membranous tracheitis, and laryngitis. (1920)

Milton C. Winternitz (American, 1885-1959)
Plate XVIII (Fig. 2): Lungs and trachea of dog dying 2 days after exposure to superpalite.

Plate XVIII (Fig. 2): Lungs and trachea of dog dying 2 days after exposure to superpalite. (1920)

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Plate XXI (Fig. 2): Water color drawing showing lungs and trachea of dog dying 2 days after exposure.

Plate XXI (Fig. 2): Water color drawing showing lungs and trachea of dog dying 2 days after exposure. (1920)

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Plate XXXI (Fig. 3): Spleen, kidney, and section of aorta of dog surviving 49 hours after inhalation of arsine.

Plate XXXI (Fig. 3): Spleen, kidney, and section of aorta of dog surviving 49 hours after inhalation of arsine. (1920)

Milton C. Winternitz (American, 1885-1959)
Plate XXXIII (Fig. 1): Trachea and lungs from dog dying 1 day after exposure to ethyldichlorarsine.

Plate XXXIII (Fig. 1): Trachea and lungs from dog dying 1 day after exposure to ethyldichlorarsine. (1920)

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Plate XVI (Fig. 1): Lungs of goat, monkey, and rat surviving, respectively, 4 hours and 10 minutes, 4 hours and 55 minutes, and 6 hours, after exposure for 15 minutes to chlorpicrin.

Plate XVI (Fig. 1): Lungs of goat, monkey, and rat surviving, respectively, 4 hours and 10 minutes, 4 hours and 55 minutes, and 6 hours, after exposure for 15 minutes to chlorpicrin. (1920)

Milton C. Winternitz (American, 1885-1959)
Plate XXVIII (Fig. 3): Lungs of dog surviving 7 hours after a lethal dose of cyanogen bromide.

Plate XXVIII (Fig. 3): Lungs of dog surviving 7 hours after a lethal dose of cyanogen bromide. (1920)

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Plate XIII (Fig. 1): Heart and lungs of dog dying 12 hours after chlorpicrin gassing.

Plate XIII (Fig. 1): Heart and lungs of dog dying 12 hours after chlorpicrin gassing. (1920)

Milton C. Winternitz (American, 1885-1959)
Plate XXIV (Fig. 18): Pneumonia with early abscess formation in dog dying 5 days after exposure to mustard gas.

Plate XXIV (Fig. 18): Pneumonia with early abscess formation in dog dying 5 days after exposure to mustard gas. (1920)

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Plate XXVII (Fig. 1): Lungs of dog, surviving 5 hours, gassed with a high concentration of cyanogen chloride.

Plate XXVII (Fig. 1): Lungs of dog, surviving 5 hours, gassed with a high concentration of cyanogen chloride. (1920)

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