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Archibald Vivian Hill CH OBE FRS [2] (26 September 1886 – 3 June 1977), better known to friends and colleagues as A. V. Hill, was a British physiologist, one of the founders of the diverse disciplines of biophysics and operations research.
He was the discoverer of the phenomenon that heat was produced as a result of the passage of nerve impulses. His researches gave rise to an enthusiastic following in the field of biophysics, a subject whose growth owes much to him. Dr. Hill is the author of many scientific papers, lectures, and books.
Nov 1, 2002 · archibald vivian (A. V.) Hill (1886–1977), the British physiologist, has been referred to as “the giant in the field of exercise physiology” ( 12 ). In the 1920s, his writings and lectures brought recognition to the emerging discipline of exercise physiology ( 76 ).
- David R. Bassett
- 2002
Archibald Vivian Hill. Born: Sept. 26, 1886, Bristol, Gloucestershire, Eng. Died: June 3, 1977, Cambridge (aged 90) Awards And Honors: Copley Medal (1948) Nobel Prize (1922) Subjects Of Study: muscle.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jul 1, 2022 · Archibald Vivian Hill (1886–1977) was a physiologist, military scientist, and humanitarian. To most of his colleagues, family, and friends, he was known simply as “A. V.” A central figure in UK science during the first half of the 20th century, Hill was also a prominent member of the international community.
Archibald V. Hill and Otto Meyerhof received their Nobel Prize one year later, in 1923. During the selection process in 1922, the Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine decided that none of the year's nominations met the criteria as outlined in the will of Alfred Nobel.
Archibald Vivian Hill, better known to friends and colleagues as A. V. Hill, was a British physiologist, one of the founders of the diverse disciplines of biophysics and operations research. He shared the 1922 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his elucidation of the production of heat and mechanical work in muscles.
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