Jan Evangelista Pukinje is credited with articulating a physiological phenomenon (now known as the Purkinje effect) that involves changes in visual perception. Specifically as the intensity of light decreases individuals perceive that red colored...

As a boy growing up in Bohemia (now part of the Czech Republic), Jan Purkinje showed great promise. His father, an estate manager who encouraged his son's interests, died when Purkinje was six years old. At the age of ten, Purkinje, an only child, was...

1787-1869 Czech Physiologist and Histologist Jan Evangelista Purkinje made pioneering contributions to histology and physiology. His observations led to many important insights into the workings of the human body, especially various visual phenomena....

Jan Evangelista Purkyně (also written Johannes Evangelists Purkinje, listen (help·info)) (17th December,1787 - 28th July, 1869) was a Czech anatomist, patriot, and physiologist. Purkyně was born in Libochovice, Bohemia. In 1819 he graduated from...

Once again, former Georgetown selectwoman Tillie Evangelista's status in local government is up in the air. According to Evangelista, she is allowed to serve on local advisory boards - such as the Master Plan Committee - even though the town's recall act prohibits...

The modelling industry is famous for its vampiric lust for young blood. Linda Evangelista, supermodel uber alle, is 32. When she did the July couture catwalk shows in Paris, Evangelista was walking the body with girls less than half her age. Her famous peers...