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Emil Heinrich du Bois-Reymond (7 November 1818 – 26 December 1896) was a German physiologist, the co-discoverer of nerve action potential, and the developer of experimental electrophysiology. His lectures on science and culture earned him great esteem during the latter half of the 19th century.
Nov 7, 2019 · The Greatest Unknown Intellectual of the 19th Century | The MIT Press Reader. 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. By: Gabriel Finkelstein.
May 23, 2018 · The German physiologist Emil Du Bois-Reymond (1818-1896) made important discoveries about the modes of action of nerves and muscles and was the founder of modern electrophysiology. Emil Du Bois-Reymond was born in Berlin on Nov. 7, 1818. His early education was gained partly at the French College in Berlin and later at the College of Neuchâtel.
Sep 30, 2015 · Recognizing value in both positions, du Bois-Reymond solved the problem of contact electricity, set forth a program of biological reduction, and demonstrated the electrical nature of nerve signals. In a little less than two years—from March, 1841 to January, 1843—he created the discipline of electrophysiology.
- Gabriel Finkelstein
- 10.3389/fnsys.2015.00133
- 2015
- Front Syst Neurosci. 2015; 9: 133.
1818-1896. German physiologist who conducted ground-breaking research into nerve and muscle stimulation. He found that the stimulation of a nerve membrane results in a wave, the electrical impulse, which travels along the nerve. Du Bois-Reymond also observed the same phenomenon occurring during muscular contraction.
Du Bois-Reymond was the first Darwinist in Germany: he wrote a number of essays on the epistemological meaning of the theory of natural selection (Finkelstein Reference Finkelstein 2013, 233–53) and connected his own views to a naturalistic tradition encompassing Democritus, Epicurus, Lucretius, La Mettrie and Darwin (du Bois-Reymond ...
Nov 1, 2013 · Abstract. 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...
