Nathan Zuntz: His Life and Work in the Fields of High Altitude Physiology and Aviation Medicine
| By: | Gunga, Hanns-Christian |
| Publisher: | Elsevier S & T |
| Print ISBN: | 9780123747402 |
| eText ISBN: | 9780080885247 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Format: | Page Fidelity |
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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