摘要:Those who are interested in symbolism may perhaps attempt to see some significance in the fact that the letter S is not only the first letter in the word Science-it is also the initial letter in the names of some of the most eminentliving historians of the subject, Sarton, Sigerist, Shryock, Stimson, and last but not least, Charles Singer. However, one need not be a mystic or devotee of the occult to equate the name of Singer with the History of Science and Medicine, for, he through a lifetime of enthusiastic teaching, research, and writing has made his name known to every student of the subject.