LEADER 04365oam 2200709I 450 001 9910790791303321 005 20190503073416.0 010 $a0-262-31485-1 010 $a0-262-31484-3 035 $a(CKB)2550000001144889 035 $a(EBL)3339702 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001047437 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11595772 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001047437 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11159156 035 $a(PQKB)10911691 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3339702 035 $a(OCoLC)862370269 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse29043 035 $a(OCoLC)864592470$z(OCoLC)862370269$z(OCoLC)933365421$z(OCoLC)961659427$z(OCoLC)962641443$z(OCoLC)990763518$z(OCoLC)1055340049$z(OCoLC)1066583792$z(OCoLC)1081248198 035 $a(OCoLC-P)864592470 035 $a(MaCbMITP)9543 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3339702 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10791809 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL540363 035 $a(OCoLC)864592470 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001144889 100 $a20131203d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aEmil du Bois-Reymond $eneuroscience, self, and society in nineteenth-century Germany /$fGabriel Finkelstein 210 1$aCambridge, Massachusetts :$cThe MIT Press,$d[2013] 215 $a1 online resource (381 p.) 225 1 $aTransformations : studies in the history of science and technology 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-306-09112-8 311 $a0-262-01950-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; 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 330 $aA biography of an important but largely forgotten nineteenth-century scientist whose work helped lay the foundation of modern neuroscience.Emil du Bois-Reymond is the most important forgotten intellectual of the nineteenth century. In his own time (1818-1896) du Bois-Reymond grew famous in his native Germany and beyond for his groundbreaking research in neuroscience and his provocative addresses on politics and culture. This biography by Gabriel Finkelstein draws on personal papers, published writings, and contemporary responses to tell the story of a major scientific figure. Du Bois-Reymond's discovery of the electrical transmission of nerve signals, his innovations in laboratory instrumentation, and his reductionist methodology all helped lay the foundations of modern neuroscience.In addition to describing the pioneering experiments that earned du Bois-Reymond a seat in the Prussian Academy of Sciences and a professorship at the University of Berlin, Finkelstein recounts du Bois-Reymond's family origins, private life, public service, and lasting influence. Du Bois-Reymond's public lectures made him a celebrity. In talks that touched on science, philosophy, history, and literature, he introduced Darwin to German students (triggering two days of debate in the Prussian parliament); asked, on the eve of the Franco-Prussian War, whether France had forfeited its right to exist; and proclaimed the mystery of consciousness, heralding the age of doubt. The first modern biography of du Bois-Reymond in any language, this book recovers an important chapter in the history of science, the history of ideas, and the history of Germany. 410 0$aTransformations (M.I.T. Press) 606 $aNeurosciences$xPhilosophy$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aPhysiology, Experimental$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aPhysiologists$zGermany$vBiography 610 $aHUMANITIES/Biography & Autobiography 610 $aNEUROSCIENCE/General 610 $aSCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/History of Science 615 0$aNeurosciences$xPhilosophy$xHistory 615 0$aPhysiology, Experimental$xHistory 615 0$aPhysiologists 676 $a612.8092 676 $aB 700 $aFinkelstein$b Gabriel Ward$01532746 801 0$bOCoLC-P 801 1$bOCoLC-P 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910790791303321 996 $aEmil du Bois-Reymond$93779226 997 $aUNINA