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.
| ISBN: | 9780123747402 |
| Publication date: | 23rd December 2008 |
| Author: | Hanns-Christian (Professor, Center for Space Medicine & Extreme Environments, Institute of Physiology, Institute of Phys Gunga |
| Publisher: | Academic Press Inc an imprint of Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 272 pages |
| Genres: |
Physiology |