British Physiologists 1885-1914
British Physiologists 1885-1914

Author: W. J. O'Connor

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 606

ISBN-13: 9780719032820

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A collection of biographical notes of some 350 men who were physiologists in the years 1885-1914. The notes are grouped under the University or Medical School in which the men worked and together with brief explanatory paragraphs, the biographies aim to provide a history of the development of medical science in each institution over the years before the Great War of 1914-1918. The biographies extend to the end of each man's life, providing some account of physiology in the 1920s and 1930s and even longer.

Gentlemen, Scientists, and Doctors
Gentlemen, Scientists, and Doctors

Author: Mark Weatherall

Publisher: Boydell Press

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 358

ISBN-13: 9780851156811

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The development of the Cambridge medical school, set in the context of the history of medicine, science, and education.

William Watson Cheyne and the Advancement of Bacteriology
William Watson Cheyne and the Advancement of Bacteriology

Author: Charles DePaolo

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2016-09-29

Total Pages: 278

ISBN-13: 1476666512

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William Watson Cheyne (1852-1932), a surgeon by training and a student of Joseph Lister, was a prominent British bacteriologist who published 60 papers and 13 monographs from 1879 to 1927. A proponent of the idea that bacteriology and medicine were interdependent disciplines, he investigated the causes and treatment of wound infections, tuberculosis, cholera, tetanus and gangrene. In 1897, he organized an historical outline of 19th century bacteriology in five landmark periods of discovery, each defined by the work of an influential figure. This study documents his contributions to the history of microbiology and describes his activities as a laboratory investigator, clinician, surgeon, translator, editor and educator.

Women and the Natural Sciences in Edwardian Britain
Women and the Natural Sciences in Edwardian Britain

Author: Peter Ayres

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2020-06-23

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 3030466000

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This book tells the story of how women first fought for inclusion among scientific societies in Edwardian Britain. Though educational opportunities in schools and universities were improving, there were few fellowships or chances of paid employment in the sciences. Excluded from most scientific societies, women were deprived of not just the chance to share their scientific experiences with other enthusiasts but of mixing with and impressing potential employers. Barriers were overcome in many cases, but not in all. This book will explore the lives of individual women who were brave pioneers and by the outbreak of WWI had proved that they were the equals of men. Many at the heart of the struggle within the sciences were also involved in the fight for suffrage, their success in the sciences helping to change men's attitudes towards women.

Companion Encyclopedia of the History of Medicine
Companion Encyclopedia of the History of Medicine

Author: W. F. Bynum

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-06-20

Total Pages: 1833

ISBN-13: 1136110364

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This is a comprehensive work of reference which covers all aspects of medical history and reflects the complementary approaches to the discipline. 72 essays are written by internationally respected scholars from many different areas of expertise.

Companion Encyclopedia of the History of Medicine
Companion Encyclopedia of the History of Medicine

Author: William F. Bynum

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 810

ISBN-13: 9780415164191

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This text provides an account of the development of medical science in its various branches, and includes discussions of the medical profession and its institutions, and the impact of medicine upon populations, economic development, culture, religions, and thought.

Nathan Zuntz
Nathan Zuntz

Author: Hanns-Christian Gunga

Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 2009-02-27

Total Pages: 245

ISBN-13: 0080885241

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This book focuses on the life and work of Nathan Zuntz (1847-1920), a German physiologist, who made significant contributions to high altitude physiology and aviation medicine. He achieved fame for his invention of the Zuntz-Geppert respiratory apparatus in 1886 and the first treadmill (Laufband) in 1889. He also invented an X-ray apparatus to observe cardiac changes during exercise and constructed a climate chamber to study exercise under varying and sometimes extreme climates. - Focuses on Zuntz's contribution to high altitude physiology and aviation medicine

A Life of Ernest Starling
A Life of Ernest Starling

Author: John Henderson

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2013-11-18

Total Pages: 237

ISBN-13: 1461475260

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Ernest Starling (1866-1927) was pre-eminent in the golden age of British Physiology. His name is usually associated with his "Law of the Heart,” but his discovery of secretin (the first hormone whose mode of action was explained) and his work on capillaries were more important contributions. He coined the word 'hormone' one hundred years ago. His analysis of capillary function demonstrated that equal and opposite forces move across the capillary wall--an outward (hydrostatic) force and an inward (osmotic) force derived from plasma proteins.