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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451724903321

Autore

Otis Laura <1961->

Titolo

Müller's lab [[electronic resource] /] / Laura Otis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007

ISBN

1-281-15907-7

0-19-971916-0

1-4294-9194-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xix, 316 p. ) : ill., map

Disciplina

611/.0092

Soggetti

Anatomists - Germany

Physiologists - Germany

Life sciences - Germany - History - 19th century

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Formerly CIP.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-304) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Müller's net -- Cells and selves : the training of Jakob Henle and Theodor Schwann -- Du Bois-Reymond as a scientific and literary creator -- Physiological bonds : the training of Hermann Von Helmholtz -- Rudolf Virchow's scientific politics -- Banned from the academy : the mentoring of Robert Remak -- Ernst Haeckel's evolving narratives.

Sommario/riassunto

Many scientific structures and systems are named after Johannes Muller, one of the most respected anatomists and physiologists of the 19th century. This book tells his story by interweaving it with that of seven of his most famous students.