Fallon Isabelle, O'Neill Desmond
Department of Medical Gerontology, Trinity College Dublin, Adelaide and Meath Hospital Dublin, Dublin 24, Ireland.
Accid Anal Prev. 2005 Jul;37(4):601-3. doi: 10.1016/j.aap.2005.02.002. Epub 2005 Apr 7.
The first recorded automobile fatality occurred in a small town in the Irish Midlands in 1869. Mary Ward, a celebrated microscopist, artist, astronomer and naturalist, fell from a steam carriage and died after crush injuries from its heavy iron wheels. The story of first automobile fatality characterizes the individual tragedy that is each premature death. It also illuminates the story of a remarkable Victorian scientific family. Among their many achievements was the building of a reflector telescope in the heart of rural Ireland that was the largest in the world for 74 years.
有记录的首例汽车致死事故于1869年发生在爱尔兰中部的一个小镇。玛丽·沃德是一位著名的显微镜学家、艺术家、天文学家和博物学家，她从一辆蒸汽马车上跌落，被沉重的铁轮碾压受伤后死亡。首例汽车致死事故的故事体现了每一起过早死亡所带来的个人悲剧。它也揭示了一个非凡的维多利亚时代科学家族的故事。他们的众多成就之一是在爱尔兰乡村中心建造了一台反射望远镜，这台望远镜在74年里一直是世界上最大的。
