Essays on the History of Respiratory Physiology
This book consists of 23 essays about prominent people and events in the history of respiratory physiology. It provides a first-hand chronicle of the advancements made in respiratory physiology starting with Galen and the beginnings of Western physiology.
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This fascinating series seeks to place medical science inside a greater historical framework, describing the main pathways of development and highlighting the contributions of prominent investigators. More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/11779
John B. West
Essays on the History of Respiratory Physiology
John B. West Professor of Medicine and Physiology School of Medicine University of California, San Diego La Jolla California USA
Perspectives in Physiology ISBN 978-1-4939-2361-8 ISBN 978-1-4939-2362-5 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4939-2362-5 Library of Congress Control Number: 2014959856 Springer New York Heidelberg Dordrecht London © American Physiological Society 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer New York is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
This book consists of 23 essays on interesting people or events in the history of respiratory physiology. It does not attempt to cover the history of this topic in a comprehensive way but consists of events that I have found particularly fascinating. Many of the essays have to do with the history of pulmonary gas exchange, but some are in the related field of high altitude physiology, and one is on space physiology. All of the articles have previously been published in journals of the American or British Physiological Society. However in a few places some changes have been made to lessen duplication or to correct minor errors. The articles can stand alone but they have been arranged in approximate chronological order. One of the reasons for writing the book is to try to interest medical and graduate students in history. Many are sadly ignorant. Of course the curriculums of both medical school and graduate school are very demanding, and many students cannot find time for anything else. However the hope is that some students will find these essays stimulating. Several years ago I taught an elective course for medical and grad
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