In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Fernández-Morán and the second or maternal family name is Villalobos.
Humberto Fernández-Morán Villalobos (18 February 1924 – 17 March 1999)[1] was a Venezuelan research scientist born in Maracaibo, Venezuela, known for inventing the diamond knife or scalpel, significantly advancing the development of electromagnetic lenses for electron microscopy based on superconducting technology, and many other scientific contributions.
Fernández-Morán founded the Venezuelan Institute for Neurological and Brain Studies, the predecessor of the current Venezuelan Institute for Scientific Research (IVIC). He studied medicine at the University of Munich, where he graduated summa cum laude in 1944. He contributed to the development of the electron microscope and was the first person to use the concept of cryo-ultramicrotomy. After flying over Angel Falls in his home country of Venezuela he was inspired by the concept of the smoothly reoccurring flow system inherent in a waterfall to take his diamond knife invention and combine it with an ultramicrotome to dramatically improve the ultra-thin sectioning of electron microscopy samples. The ultramictrotome advances the rotating, drum-mounted specimen sample in such small increments (utilizing the very low thermal expansion coefficient of Invar) past the stationary diamond knife that sectioning thicknesses of several Angstrom units are possible. He also helped to advance the field of electron cryomicroscopy - the use of superconductive electromagnetic lenses cooled with liquid helium in electron microscopes to achieve the highest resolution possible - among many other research topics.
Fernández-Morán was commissioned in 1957 with the supervision of the first Venezuelan research nuclear reactor, the RV-1 nuclear reactor, one of the first in Latin America.[2]
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In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Fernandez Moran and the second or maternal family name is Villalobos This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Humberto Fernandez Moran news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message Humberto Fernandez Moran Villalobos 18 February 1924 17 March 1999 1 was a Venezuelan research scientist born in Maracaibo Venezuela known for inventing the diamond knife or scalpel significantly advancing the development of electromagnetic lenses for electron microscopy based on superconducting technology and many other scientific contributions Humberto Fernandez MoranFernandez Moran Villalobos on the electron microscope at IVIC in the 1950sBornHumberto Fernandez Moran Villalobos 1924 02 18 18 February 1924Maracaibo VenezuelaDied17 March 1999 1999 03 17 aged 75 Stockholm SwedenAlma materUniversity of MunichGeorge Washington UniversityKnown forDiamond knifeFounder of IVICCryoultramicrotomyElectron cryomicroscopyAwardsOrder of the Polar Star John Scott AwardScientific careerFieldsMedicineInstitutionsCentral University of Venezuela UCV NASA MIT University of Chicago University of Stockholm Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 Inventions 4 Awards and honors 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksCareer editFernandez Moran founded the Venezuelan Institute for Neurological and Brain Studies the predecessor of the current Venezuelan Institute for Scientific Research IVIC He studied medicine at the University of Munich where he graduated summa cum laude in 1944 He contributed to the development of the electron microscope and was the first person to use the concept of cryo ultramicrotomy After flying over Angel Falls in his home country of Venezuela he was inspired by the concept of the smoothly reoccurring flow system inherent in a waterfall to take his diamond knife invention and combine it with an ultramicrotome to dramatically improve the ultra thin sectioning of electron microscopy samples The ultramictrotome advances the rotating drum mounted specimen sample in such small increments utilizing the very low thermal expansion coefficient of Invar past the stationary diamond knife that sectioning thicknesses of several Angstrom units are possible He also helped to advance the field of electron cryomicroscopy the use of superconductive electromagnetic lenses cooled with liquid helium in electron microscopes to achieve the highest resolution possible among many other research topics Fernandez Moran was commissioned in 1957 with the supervision of the first Venezuelan research nuclear reactor the RV 1 nuclear reactor one of the first in Latin America 2 He was appointed Minister of Education during the last year of the regime of Marcos Perez Jimenez and was forced to leave Venezuela when the dictatorship was overthrown in 1958 He worked with NASA for the Apollo Project and taught in many universities such as MIT University of Chicago and the University of Stockholm He donated a collection of his papers to the National Library of Medicine in 1986 3 Personal life editHis wife Anna was Swedish and together they had two daughters Brigida Elena and Veronica The body of Humberto Fernandez Moran was cremated and his ashes rest today in Cemetery The Square Luxburg Carolath in his hometown Maracaibo Inventions editDiamond knife 4 5 Ultra microtomeAwards and honors edit1967 the John Scott Award for his invention of the diamond scalpel 6 Knight of the Order of the Polar Star Claude Bernard Medal University of Montreal Cambridge annual Medical PrizeSee also edit nbsp Venezuela portalList of VenezuelansReferences edit Fernandez Tomas y Tamaro Elena Biografia de Humberto Fernandez Moran En Biografias y Vidas La enciclopedia biografica en linea Internet Barcelona Espana 2004 https www biografiasyvidas com biografia f fernandez moran htm Diehl Sarah 7 May 2019 Venezuela s Search for Nuclear Power or Nuclear Prestige Nuclear Threat Initiative Retrieved 18 June 2019 Humberto Fernandez Moran Papers 1952 1985 National Library of Medicine Hytch Martin Hawkes Peter W eds 2021 The Beginnings of Electron Microscopy Part 1 United States Elsevier Science pp 268 274 ISBN 978 0323915076 Improvements in or relating of a method of Polishing a Cutting Edge of a Diamond for a Cutting Tool Patent PDF August 6 1958 Archived from the original PDF on July 17 2012 Retrieved June 15 2012 full citation needed Garfield E The John Scott Award Recipients 1961 1970 John Scott Award Advisory Committee Retrieved March 30 2011 Dr Eugene Garfield is member of the Advisory Committee External links editThe Patent of the Diamond Scalpel September 1955 Research done for NASA by Fernandez Moran Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Humberto Fernandez Moran amp oldid 1194565795, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
