Physiology in the American Context 1850-1940 /

A study of physiology in America, this places the development of American physiology in the cultural context of the period. Divided into three parts, the book covers social and institutional history; physiology in relation to other fields; and instruments, materials and techniques.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Geison, Gerald L.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 1987.
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Table of Contents:
  • From the Contents: Toward a History of American Physiology
  • American Physiologists in German Laboratories, 1865-1914
  • Growth of American Physiology, 1850-1900
  • Physiology of the Future: Institutional Styles at Columbia and Harvard.