Carl Jung

Swiss psychologist and psychiatrist, founder of the modern  analytic and depth psychology.

Carl Gustav Jung (1875-1961),  was born today on July 26, 1875. He was born in Kesswil, Switzerland, and died in Zürich, 1961, from a short illness.

Jung noticed that the myths and fairy tales from different cultures contained certain similarities he called "archetypes", and believed that these archetypes came from a collective unconscious shared by all human beings, and that if people could get in touch with these archetypes in their lives, they will be more happy and healthy.

Carl Jung Philosophy

In his now known "Jungian" philosophy, he emphasized the importance of balance and harmony and cautioned that modern people rely too heavily on science and logic; that they would benefit from integrating spirituality and appreciation of unconscious realms.

First IVF Baby, Louise Joy Brown

Birth of the first IVF baby, Louise Joy Brown

Louise Joy Brown, the world's first in vitro fertilization (IVF), was born July 25, 1978. She was normal, except for the fact that she had been conceived outside her mother's body.

The physicians, Dr. Patrick Steptoe and Dr. Robert Edwards, took an egg from Lesley, Louise's mother, and fertilized it in a laboratory vessel, with sperm from John, the baby's father. Two days later, the embryo was implanted in Lesley Brown's womb. By the time Louise was 21, thousands of women had conceived with the help of IVF techniques.

Resource:
Dateline. Sydney Millenium House P/L, 2006