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Quotes about Emil du Bois-Reymond. Matteucci demonstrated that an injury current, the "demarcation current," flowed between the cut and intact surface of a muscle or nerve, that this current momentarily disappeared when the muscle contracted, and that a cut nerve could be excited when an underlying muscle twitched (the "induced twitch ...
Science Quotes by Emil DuBois-Reymond (3 quotes) (source) Every ambitious scholar, especially one who has already attained achievements equal to yours, is Humboldt’s son; we are all his family.
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Emil du Bois-Reymond proclaimed the mystery of consciousness, championed the theory of natural selection and revolutionized the study of the nervous system. Today he is all but forgotten
Emil Heinrich Du Bois-Reymond (born Nov. 7, 1818, Berlin, Prussia [Germany]—died Dec. 26, 1896, Berlin, Ger.) was the German founder of modern electrophysiology, known for his research on electrical activity in nerve and muscle fibres. Working at the University of Berlin (1836–96) under Johannes Müller, whom he later succeeded as professor ...
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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.
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 ...
Nov 7, 2013 · Du Bois-Reymond’s insights continue to inform philosophy today. In terms of history, he legitimated the study of culture, incited the development of historicism, popularized the philosophes of the eighteenth century, and drew attention to the phenomenon of nationalism. In terms of the arts, he promoted the career of Juliet Margaret Cameron ...
