Medical History of Cities
Birmingham
“The name arose because the society would meet during the full moon, as the extra light made the journey home easier and safer in the absence of street lighting. The members cheerfully referred to themselves as "lunaticks", a pun on lunatics."
[Birmingham Lunar Society, 1765-1813]
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Withering - the
discovery of the cardiac effects of belladonna |
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Watt's engine - the driver of the Industrial Age |
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Godiva and Peeping Tom |
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Birmingham Convention Center |