Nathan Zuntz: His Life and Work in the Fields of High Altitude Physiology and Aviation Medicine
Book Details
Author(s)
Gunga, Hanns-Christian
Publisher
Academic Press
ISBN / ASIN
0123747406
ISBN-13
9780123747402
Availability
In Stock.
Sales Rank
#6,166,580
Category
Biography & Autobiography
Marketplace
United States 🇺🇸
Description
This book focuses on the life and work of Nathan Zuntz (1847-1920), a German physiologist, who made significant contributions to high altitude physiology and aviation medicine.
He achieved fame for his invention of the Zuntz-Geppert respiratory apparatus in 1886 and the first treadmill (Laufband) in 1889. He also invented an X-ray apparatus to observe cardiac changes during exercise and constructed a climate chamber to study exercise under varying and sometimes extreme climates.
* Focuses on Zuntz's contribution to high altitude physiology and aviation medicine
He achieved fame for his invention of the Zuntz-Geppert respiratory apparatus in 1886 and the first treadmill (Laufband) in 1889. He also invented an X-ray apparatus to observe cardiac changes during exercise and constructed a climate chamber to study exercise under varying and sometimes extreme climates.
* Focuses on Zuntz's contribution to high altitude physiology and aviation medicine
