Biography: A biography of Virginia Apgar (1909-1974), physician, musician, and developer of the APGAR score (in the 1950s – to access the condition of a newborn infant and determine whether the baby requires medical assistance). Use of the score saved many infants who suffered in the past from proper attention. She attended Mt. Holyoke College (MA) and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. Her surgical internship was at NY Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, where she eventually developed techniques in the field of anesthesia and the brand new field of obstetric anesthesia. Her interest in constructing stringed instruments led to a famous story: the phone booth caper, as described in the NY Times.