bismarck was known for a policy of blood and iron.
bismarck was known for a policy of blood and iron.
who was known for a policy of blood and iron?
bismarck
bismarck expressed the essence of "realpolitik" in his subsequently famous "blood and iron" speech to the budget committee of the prussian chamber of deputies on 30 september 1862, shortly after he became minister president: "the great questions of the time will not be resolved by speeches and majority decisions—that was the great mistake of 1848 and 1849—but by iron and blood." bismarck's words, "iron and blood" (or "blood and iron", as often attributed), have often been misappropriated as evidence of a german lust for blood and power. first, the phrase from his speech "the great questions of time will not be resolved by speeches and majority decisions" is often interpreted as a repudiation of the political process—a repudiation bismarck did not himself advocate. second, his emphasis on blood and iron did not imply simply the unrivaled military might of the prussian army but rather two important aspects: the ability of the assorted german states to produce iron and other related war materials and the willingness to use those war materials if necessary.
unification of germany
finch's research on how iron metabolizes in the blood helped with blood disorders characterized by either an excess or inadequate supply of iron in the blood stream, such as anemia and hemochromatosis, and also focused his work on further understanding erythropoiesis, a process by which red blood cells are produced. during a period in which little was known about iron-deficiency anemia, how often it occurred or the principles of iron metabolism, finch made significant findings in his research at the university of washington throughout his 60-year tenure using radioisotopes to measure the body's production of red cells and their life span. he was able to discover how iron is incorporated in hemoglobin, and was able to aid doctors in expanding their abilities from simply detecting iron-deficiency anemia to detecting different types of anemia in an increasingly accurate manner. finch has published scientific journal articles specifically pertaining to erythropoiesis and anemia such as "erythropoiesisin pernicious anemia" (1953), "treatment of iron deficiency anemia in the adult" (1957), "the diagnosing of iron deficiency anemia" (1964), "pathophysiologic aspects of sickle cell anemia" (1972), and "erythroid marrow function in anemic patients" (1987). additional articles included: "the effect of erythroid hyperplasia on iron balance" (1988), and "intact transferrin receptors in human plasma and their relation to erythropoisis in blood" (1990).
clement finch