300多年前,一位奥地利医生给一个胸腔有炎症的人看病。当时还没有发明出听诊器和X射线光透视技术,医生无法诊断具体病因,病人最终不治而亡。经过尸体解剖,发现死者的胸腔里发炎化脓,而且积了不少水。这位医生非常自责,决心要研究判断胸腔积水的方法。这位医生的父亲是个精明的卖酒商,不但能识别酒的好坏, More than 300 years ago, an Austrian doctor visited a man with chest inflammation. At that time, stethoscopes and X-ray fluoroscopy were not invented yet. Doctors were unable to diagnose the specific cause and eventually the patient died. After the autopsy, the deceased’s chest was found to have an inflammatory suppuration and a considerable amount of water was accumulated. The doctor is very self-blaming, determined to study to determine the method of hydrothorax. The doctor’s father is a savvy seller who can not only identify the quality of wine,