Greatest discoveries and inventions´

Greatest discoveries and inventions

Who? Born…

 Biochemist Casimir Funk estadounidesnse of polish origin, born in Warsaw on February 23, 20, 1967.1884, New York and died in Albany on November

What did he do?

In 1910 he began researching the disease beriberi (affects peripheral nerves and finally, heart failure) . In 1911 he discovered through experiments that a substance found in rice husk, prevented the occurrence of beriberi. A substance that gave the name of “vitamins” (vita: life and amine: necessary for life). Funk concluded that only a small amount of that substance (1 mg) was sufficient to prevent the disease.

He published his findings in 1912 and in 1915 published the famous book called “vitamin”.

(CÁSCARA DE ARROZ)

By Denisse Madrea.