RT Book, Section
A1 Kantarjian, Hagop M.
A1 Wolff, Robert A.
SR Print(0)
ID 1126704632
T1 A Brief History of MD Anderson Cancer Center
T2 The MD Anderson Manual of Medical Oncology, 3e
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Medical
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071847940
LK hemonc.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1126704632
RD 2024/10/09
AB Houston's  evolution  into  the  fourth  largest  city  in  the  United  States  was  propelled  by  four  seminal  events.  First  was  the  Great  Galveston  Hurricane  of  1900,  which  destroyed  the  city  port  of  Galveston  and  led  to  the  realization  that  Houston  could  become  a  viable  and  safer  deep-water  port;  this  led  to  the  widening  of  the  Ship  Channel  to  offer  direct  access  to  Houston.  Second  was  the  discovery  of  oil  at  Spindletop  in  Beaumont,  Texas  in  1901.  This  prompted  the  development  of  the  oil  industry  in  Texas  and  transformed  Houston  from  a  small  town  into  a  large  city.  Third  was  (of  course)  the  commercialization  of  air  conditioning  in  1950's,  which  made  Houston  (and  many  Southern  cities  of  the  United  States)  more  livable.  And  lastly,  the  allocation  of  land  for  the  Texas  Medical  Center  created  the  largest  medical  center  in  the  world  with  one  of  the  highest  densities  of  clinical  facilities  for  patient  care,  basic  science,  and  translational  research.  The  Texas  Medical  Center  is  a  major  contributor  to  Houston's  economy  and  growth.