Mudry Albert, Young John Riddington
Department of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California.
Ear Nose and Throat Surgery, West Barton, Horwood, Bideford, Devon, United Kingdom.
Otol Neurotol. 2020 Aug;41(7):997-1001. doi: 10.1097/MAO.0000000000002681.
To mark the centenary of Adam Politzer's death by investigating and celebrating the legacy he left to otology. Politzer is arguably one of the greatest otologists of the last 200 years and his textbook on otological history is undoubtedly the seminal work on the subject. The aim of this paper is twofold. Not only do the authors hope to find out if he is still remembered by otolaryngologists, but also what has been the greatest legacy which he has bequeathed to them.
Extensive review of available academic literature mentioning the name Politzer.
Politzer's celebrated tome, History of Otology was not only the first comprehensive book on the subject, but it has stood the test of time and still remains unsurpassed as the "Gold Standard" reference work.
The considered opinion of the authors (both otolaryngologists and academic historians) is that the name of Politzer certainly lives on and that this book is probably his most enduring legacy to posterity. It can justifiably be said that Adam Politzer was the first otologist to prove the concept that the past is the key of the present, which opens the future.
通过调查和颂扬亚当·波利策留下的耳科学遗产来纪念他逝世一百周年。波利策可以说是过去200年中最伟大的耳科医生之一，他的耳科历史教科书无疑是该领域的开创性著作。本文有两个目的。作者不仅希望了解耳鼻喉科医生是否还记得他，还想知道他留给他们的最伟大遗产是什么。
广泛查阅提及波利策这个名字的现有学术文献。
波利策著名的大部头著作《耳科历史》不仅是该主题的第一本综合性书籍，而且经受住了时间的考验，至今仍是无可超越的“金标准”参考著作。
作者（耳鼻喉科医生和学术历史学家）一致认为，波利策这个名字肯定流传了下来，这本书可能是他留给后代最持久的遗产。可以有理由地说，亚当·波利策是第一个证明“过去是现在的钥匙，开启未来”这一概念的耳科医生。
