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1 online resource (251 pages) |
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Tables; Preface; Richet Chronology; 1. Charles Richet's Background and the Shaping of His Endeavor 1850-1869; Background and Early Development; Family Connections; Growing Up; Notes; 2. Postrevolutionary Developments That Influenced Richet and His Work; Arts and Letters; The Academies; The Spread of Experimental Physiology from Italy to Germany to France; Scientists in French Government; Medical Education and Practice; Notes; 3. Education in Medicine and Science 1869-1878; Medical School; Hypnotism and the Occult |
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Opting for a Career in ScienceGastric Juice and Gastric Sensation; Further Studies of Gastric Acidity at a Marine Laboratory; Muscles and Nerves; Notes; 4. The Competitive Young Physiologist 1878-1887; Marriage; The Death of Sister-in-Law and Mother; Election to the Societe de Biologie; Research; Lactose as a Diuretic; Metabolic and Thermoregulatory Mechanisms; Calorimetry; Asphyxia And The Dive Reflex; Editorial, Literary, Historical, and Bibliographic Work; The Science of Metapsychology; Experiences with Psychics; An Important Promotion and a Party to Celebrate Richet's Triumph; Notes |
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5. The Young Professor 1887-1902The Death of Richet's Father; Richet's Students and Collaborators; Associations in Britain and Canada; Research; Bromides in Epilepsy; Chloralose-to Block Pain; Passive Immunization (Serotherapy); Conflict over Credit for Priority; Serotherapy for Cancer; Zomotherapy; Experiments with Microbes and Metals; Gliding and Powered Flight; A Private Island in the Mediterranean; A Family Disaster; A Publishing Venture; Historical Interests; Bibliographical Activities; A Common Language; The Professor's Literary Activities; Notes; 6. Achievement and Acclaim 1902-1914 |
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A Festschrift with International ParticipationRichet's Involvement in Eugenics; Stockholm and the Nobel Prize; Appendix 6.1; Notes; 7. The Dedicated Pacifist and Patriot 1914-1925; The War with Germany; Recalling the Start of the Tragedy; Work on Military Technology; The First War Casualties in the Family; Medical Service in the Combat Area; Plasma Transfusion; The Loss of a Son; Passing the Torch to his Namesake; Richet's Post-World War I Adjustment; Notes; 8. The Final Decade 1925-1935; Another Festschrift; Philosophical Views and Publications; Philosophical Works |
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Epilogue -- Two Voices in a DreamA Final Presentation to the Academie de Sciences; Appendix 8.1; Notes; 9. Coda; Richet's Contributions-An Assessment; The Creative Process; Literary Accomplishments; Notes; Photos; References; Charles Richet Bibliography; Index of Proper Names; Subject Index |
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Print version record |
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781351530835 |
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1351530836 |
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