{"id":117741,"date":"2023-02-01T17:00:58","date_gmt":"2023-02-01T22:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=117741"},"modified":"2023-02-02T13:40:28","modified_gmt":"2023-02-02T18:40:28","slug":"doctor-curmudgeon-there-are-times-when","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=117741","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Curmudgeon\u00ae There are Times When\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1545664804358300\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1545664804358300\" data-ad-slot=\"8616314829\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=117741\" rel=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=117741\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-117742 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/pic-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/pic-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/pic.jpg 730w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>By Diane Batshaw Eisman, M.D. FAAP Doctor Eisman is in Family Practice in Aventura, Florida with her partner, Dr. Eugene Eisman, an internist\/cardiologist<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ah, indeed there are times when I want to scream at my door\u2019s video camera.<\/p>\n<p>I can be upstairs when my peace is shattered by an irritating clamor from my iPhone.<\/p>\n<p>And so, I have to stop some important task such as washing my hands.<\/p>\n<p>I grab the phone.<\/p>\n<p>It demands to be unlocked.<\/p>\n<p>Dangnabit!<\/p>\n<p>It refuses to accept my fingerprint\u2026just because some soap still clings to the tip of my finger.<\/p>\n<p>Quickly, I punch in the code.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>My phone opens.<\/p>\n<p>I search for the app.<\/p>\n<p>The app opens.<\/p>\n<p>At least it has the courtesy to warn me that it will take a while to load, because it is very tired and I woke the camera up. Inconsiderate me!<\/p>\n<p>And there it is!!! My husband was downstairs feeding his squirrel on the doorstep.<\/p>\n<p>Actually, our video cam is helpful and I began to wonder who first thought about developing this device.<\/p>\n<p>The inventor was an African American nurse from Queens, Marie Van Brittan Brown. Ms. Brown was concerned for the safety of her home.<\/p>\n<p>The crime rate in her neighborhood was high with a slow police response. As she worked the night shift, she often walked home when it was dark.<\/p>\n<p>Her husband worked odd hours in his profession as an electronics technician. Not infrequently, she was alone at home and fearful of a break-in.<\/p>\n<p>Marie knew that she needed to feel more secure.<\/p>\n<p>And so, with a little assistance from her husband, she set about to invent a system that would enable her to see who was at her door; and allow her to rapidly contact police.<\/p>\n<p>Detail of Marie Van Brittan Brown\u2019s home security system design<br \/>\nU.S. Patent and Trademark Office<\/p>\n<p>This ingenious system had three peepholes at different heights. She could then determine if the caller was merely a child or an adult and her surveillance design could also allow people of different heights to access the peepholes.<\/p>\n<p>A sliding camera could move from peephole to peephole.<\/p>\n<p>Marie connected the camera to her home television monitors; allowing her to be away from the door while she saw who was disturbing her peace.<\/p>\n<p>This brilliant woman had also attached two-way microphones to her home security device.<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Brown could even unlock her door remotely and had installed a call button going directly to the police.<\/p>\n<p>Not a great deal is known about her early education, but she did attend Harrison College, DeVry University and the University of Phoenix.<\/p>\n<p>Marie and her husband were granted a United States government patent on December 2, 1969. Their application was titled, \u201cHome Security System Utilizing Television Surveillance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She did eventually receive some recognition for her invention as a recipient of an award from the National Scientists Committee.<\/p>\n<p>Even though there are times when my video cam can be a vexatious little device, I am grateful to an amazing African American Nurse.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you Marie Van Brittan Brown.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Curmudgeon suggests &#8220;Bitter Medicine\u201d, Dr. Eugene Eisman&#8217;s story of his experiences&#8211;from the humorous to the intense&#8212;as a young army doctor serving in the Vietnam War.<br \/>\nBitter Medicine by Eugene H. Eisman, M.D. &#8211;on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Bitter-Medicine-Doctors-Year-Vietnam\/dp\/0615874347\">Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Doctor Curmudgeon\u00ae is Diane Batshaw Eisman, M.D., a physician-satirist. 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