The story of
Sir Ludwig Guttmann and the birth of the Paralympic Games
In the summer of 1948, neurologist Ludwig Guttmann set up a sporting competition between patients. It was the birth of the Paralympic Games.
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Medical Research Council (MRC): Biostatistics Unit (BSU) Twitter Channel
Catalogue reference: FD 39
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FD 39
This series contains links to posts gathered from the Medical Research Council (MRC): Biostatistics Unit (BSU) Twitter channel. [Please note: These records may be accessed via the UK Government Web Archive].
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FD 39
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Title (The name of the record)
- Medical Research Council (MRC): Biostatistics Unit (BSU) Twitter Channel
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Date (When the record was created)
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From 2013
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains links to posts gathered from the Medical Research Council (MRC): Biostatistics Unit (BSU) Twitter channel. [Please note: These records may be accessed via the UK Government Web Archive].
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Please see information at Divisional level.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Medical Research Council, 1920-1920
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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archived tweet(s)
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Open
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Gathered from original social media channel
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C18484309/
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