Title Emil du Bois-Reymond : neuroscience, self, and society in nineteenth-century Germany / Gabriel Finkelstein

Published Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2013]

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Description 1 online resource Series Transformations : studies in the history of science and technology Transformations (M.I.T. Press) Contents Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; I Beginnings; 1 Childhood; 2 Youth; 3 Apprenticeship; II Experiments; 4 Science; 5 Revolution; 6 Paris; III Life; 7 Love; 8 Marriage and Career; 9 Public and Private; IV Fame; 10 Politics and History; 11 Goethe and Darwin; 12 Limits; Notes; Index Summary A biography of an important but largely forgotten nineteenth-century scientist whose work helped lay the foundation of modern neuroscience. Emil du Bois-Reymond is the most important forgotten intellectual of the nineteenth century. In his own time (1818-1896) du Bois-Reymond grew famous in his native Germany and beyond for his groundbreaking research in neuroscience and his provocative addresses on politics and culture. This biography by Gabriel Finkelstein draws on personal papers, published writings, and contemporary responses to tell the story of a major scientific figure. Du Bois-Reymond's discovery of the electrical transmission of nerve signals, his innovations in laboratory instrumentation, and his reductionist methodology all helped lay the foundations of modern neuroscience. In addition to describing the pioneering experiments that earned du Bois-Reymond a seat in the Prussian Academy of Sciences and a professorship at the University of Berlin, Finkelstein recounts du Bois-Reymond's family origins, private life, public service, and lasting influence. Du Bois-Reymond's public lectures made him a celebrity. In talks that touched on science, philosophy, history, and literature, he introduced Darwin to German students (triggering two days of debate in the Prussian parliament); asked, on the eve of the Franco-Prussian War, whether France had forfeited its right to exist; and proclaimed the mystery of consciousness, heralding the age of doubt. The first modern biography of du Bois-Reymond in any language, this book recovers an important chapter in the history of science, the history of ideas, and the history of Germany Analysis HUMANITIES/Biography & Autobiography NEUROSCIENCE/General SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/History of Science Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Print version record Subject Du Bois-Reymond, Emil, 1818-1896. SUBJECT Du Bois-Reymond, Emil, 1818-1896 Du Bois-Reymond, Emil, 1818-1896 fast Subject Neurosciences -- Philosophy -- History -- 19th century Physiology, Experimental -- History -- 19th century Physiologists -- Germany -- Biography Physiology. Humanities. Medical personnel. Biophysics. Life sciences. Physical sciences. History. Medical care. Philosophy. Physicians. Electrophysiology. Neurosciences. Physiology Humanities Health Personnel Biophysics Biological Science Disciplines History, Modern 1601- Natural Science Disciplines Occupational Groups Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services History Disciplines and Occupations Persons Delivery of Health Care Named Groups History, 19th Century Philosophy Physicians Electrophysiology Neurosciences Patient Care physiology. humanities. biological sciences. physical sciences. history (discipline) philosophy. physicians. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Medical. MEDICAL -- Physiology. SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Human Anatomy & Physiology. Physiology Physicians Physical sciences Philosophy Neurosciences Medical personnel Medical care Life sciences Humanities History Electrophysiology Biophysics Neurosciences -- Philosophy Physiologists Physiology, Experimental Germany Genre/Form Biographies History Form Electronic book LC no. 2013004381 ISBN 9781461950325 1461950325 9780262314848 0262314843 9780262314855 0262314851 1306091128 9781306091121

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