John Snow

'''John Snow''' is considered the father of modern [[epidemiology]]. He contributed "the theory that [[cholera]] is communicated by means of a contaminated water-supply."<ref> [http://www.ph.ucla.edu/epi/snow/snowbio.html Biography of John Snow]</ref> <ref>"He demonstrated that cholera is communicated by contaminated water, and he made the art of anaesthesia a science." [http://www.general-anaesthesia.com/images/john-snow.html]</ref> ==References== <references /> ==Links== *[http://www.ph.ucla.edu/epi/snow.html John Snow - a historical giant in epidemiology] [[category:Scientific pioneers]]