OV 753.1 (RV 753.1)
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.
label: Collection Creator
content: Bath, Patricia, Dr., 1942-2019
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content: Patricia Bath Innovative Lives Presentation and Interview, [videotapes]
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content: Patricia Bath Innovative Lives Presentation and Interview, [videotapes] / Series 1: Original Videos
unitdate: label: Date
content: 2000 March 1
container: label: Container
content: Box OV 1
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Moving Images [174751159]
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Dr. Patricia Bath Innovative Lives Presentation, Camera A

Total Running Time: 29:26

Sondra Berger, NMAH staff provides opening remarks about the videoconference, introduces Dr. Bath. Dr. Bath begins with a slide show discussing 3 basic areas: life/family background; laser invention; and basic anatomy of the eye. Discusses her family background growing up in Harlem, the importance of education, and her experiences at the Yeshiva Albert Einstein Medical College during high school which was her first exposure to science and one that shaped her decision to become a doctor. Emphasizes her enjoyment of international travel and encourages the students to travel and learn about places outside of their environment. Elaborates on several of her international trips, specifically to Tunisia where she performed corneal transplants. Eraka Bath, Dr. Bath's daughter provides narration of the work performed in Tunisia.