Author Description
Calorimeters, the fundamental tool in thermal physiology, have shown that energy is conserved and they have established the scientific basis of nutrition and characterized the metabolic states in fever and disease. In all, 36 human calorimeters have been built in the past 95 years. Human Calorimeters presents an historical survey of the research produced from human calorimeters to date.
Menrva's Summary
THE THESIS
This text investigates the historical development and scientific contributions of human calorimeters in the field of thermal physiology. Author Paul Webb provides a comprehensive survey of the 36 human calorimeters constructed over a 95-year period. The book argues that these instruments were instrumental in proving the law of conservation of energy in biological systems and establishing the foundation for modern nutritional science and metabolic disease research.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- A chronological history of 36 distinct human calorimeter designs.
- Analysis of metabolic data collected during studies of fever and various disease states.
- Documentation of the role of calorimetry in establishing nutritional standards.
Scope Limits
- The text does not provide detailed engineering schematics for the construction of modern calorimeters.
- It does not cover non-human animal calorimetry research.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Experts recognize this work as a definitive historical record of instrumentation in metabolic research. Readers frequently note that the text serves as a specialized reference for historians of medicine and physiologists interested in the evolution of thermal measurement techniques.
Page Count:
166
Publication Date:
1985-01-01
Publisher:
PRAEGER/ GREENWOOD PRESS
ISBN-10:
0030030080
ISBN-13:
9780030030086
Science
Medicine
Metabolism
Calorimetry
Endocrinology
Animal Health
Calorimeters
Physiology
Science History
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