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Lasers

1960 - 2016

(L)ight (A)mplification by the (S)timulated (E)mission of (R)adiation was originally proposed by Albert Einstein (pictured right) in 1917. However, it was not until 1960 that the first, visible,...

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A message from the curator

"The BAUS virtual museum is devoted to the history of urology. Each area displays a different aspect of the specialty, ranging from the History of Urology in pre-surgical times to recent advances in surgery and in urological instrumentation.

"The Museum contents are changing all the time, so please keep checking back to see what is new.  As curator, I hope you will let me know by e-mail if there is anything you would like to see included."

Jonathan Goddard, Consultant Urological Surgeon

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The Curator's "Museum Highlights"

Foreign Bodies in the Bladder & Urethra

Instruments to remove foreign bodies from bladder & urethra ... read more

The Junior Curator's Stamp Collection

Postage stamps featuring important people & events in urology ... read more

The Leicester Urology Department

The history of the Leicester urology department... read more