"Endowed by Dr. Morris Fishbein, long time editor of the Journal of the American Medical Association, and his wife Anna Fishbein, the Fishbein Center was inaugurated in 1970 to encourage the study of the history of science and medicine at the University of Chicago. The Center serves as the home for students enrolled in history of science through the Department of History. The Center also plays a major role in facilitating the work of students, post-doctoral scholars,and faculty from various other departments who have research interests in the history of science and medicine."