{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":300,"width":600,"title":"\ud83c\udfc6 Great Doctors Series: Jan Baptist van Helmont \u2014 \ud83d\udca8 The Doctor Who Invented the Word \u201cGas\u201d!","description":"\ud83e\uddea Gas, Growth &amp;amp; Genius: The Doctor Who Named \u201cGas\u201d! \ud83c\udf31 In the 1600s, physician Jan Baptist van Helmont asked a fascinating question: Where does a growing tree get its weight? \ud83c\udf33 He grew a willow tree for five years. It gained 164 pounds, while the soil barely changed! He concluded that the weight came from water\u2014a pioneering experiment, although his conclusion was incomplete. \ud83d\udca8 He coined the word \u201cgas\u201d, recognized carbon dioxide, and helped launch pneumatic chemistry. \ud83e\ude7a He even proposed comparing treatments by randomly assigning patients\u2014centuries before modern clinical trials! \ud83d\udca1 His legacy? Measure nature. Challenge assumptions. Experiment! \ud83c\udf99\ufe0f Dr RR Baliga\u2019s Podkast for the Kurious Doc. #GreatDoctors #MedicalHistory #Chemistry ","author_name":"Dr. RR Baliga's 'Podkast for the Kurious Doc'. Where Curiosity meets Clarity!","author_url":"http:\/\/www.MasterMedFacts.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/43283649\/height\/300\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"300\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/207476359"}