February 01, 2026 09:32 pm (IST)
Google doodles to celebrate René Laennec 235th birth anniversary
California, Feb 17 (IBNS) Google om Wednesday celebrated French physicist René Laennec's 235th birth anniversary with a doodle.
René-Théophile-Hyacinthe Laennec is credited to have invented the stethoscope, a device used by physicians across the globe to examine the chest.
It is believed that shyness led to the invention of the medical equipment.
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