Breathing on the Roof of the World

Memoir of a Respiratory Physiologist

AvJohn B. West

Häftad, Engelska, 2018

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During the expedition about 6 scientists spent up to three months at an altitude of 5800 m studying the effects of this very high altitude on human physiology. Because of his interests in the effects of gravity on the lung, Dr. West spent a year at the NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California in 1967-1968.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2018-07-28
Mått:155 x 235 x 10 mm
Vikt:260 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Springer Biographies
Antal sidor:156
Förlag:Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
ISBN:9781493983919

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Fysiologi inom Medicin
Sportböcker inom Sport, fritid och hobby
Lungmedicin inom Medicin

Mer om författaren

Dr. West's research interests are broad with an emphasis on the physiology of pulmonary gas exchange. He has also worked on the bird lung, pulmonary bleeding in racehorses, and the effects of snorkeling in elephants. His honors include membership of the National Academy of Medicine and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and he has received honorary doctorates from universities in Athens, Barcelona and Ferrara.

Innehållsförteckning

- Early Days, 1928-1945.- Adelaide University and Medical Residency, 1946-1953.- London and Llandough, 1953-1956.-Postgraduate Medical School, 1956-1960.- Silver Hut Expedition, 1960-1961.- University of Buffalo and the Postgraduate Medical School, 1961-1967.- Palo Alto and the NASA Ames Research Center, 1967-1968.- University of California, San Diego, 1969-1981.- American Medical Research Expedition to Everest, 1981.- Studies on astronauts in space.- Other research projects.- Comments on scientific achievements.