War II. Rehabilitation engineering in the United States had its roots following World War II in activities of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) that were initiated by the U.S. Army and the Veterans Administration (VA).
Perhaps the single greatest contribution Linnaeus made to science was his method of naming species. This method, called binomial nomenclature, gives each species a unique, two-word Latin name consisting of the genus name and the species name. An example is Homo sapiens, the two-word Latin name for humans.
In the hierarchical system developed by Linnaeus species are referred to by two different names. Historically, predecessors of Linnaeus referred to species in descriptive phrases, in Latin. Binominal consists of a genus and species name (epithet).1  Each species is placed into a genus.n the hierarchical system developed by Linnaeus species are referred to by two different names. Historically, predecessors of Linnaeus referred to species in descriptive phrases, in Latin. Binominal consists of a genus and species name (epithet).