Pavlov's Physiology Factory: Experiment, Interpretation, Laboratory Enterprise - Rilegato

Todes, Daniel Philip

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ISBN 10: 0801866901 ISBN 13: 9780801866906

Casa editrice: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr, 2001

Riassunto

Todes (history of science, Johns Hopkins U.) reconstructs the social and cognitive dynamics of Ivan Pavlov's landmark laboratory, in which subordinates carried out and documented experiments, and traces the Nobel-winning physiologist's roles as a manager, experimentalist, thinker, and entrepreneur within the dynamic. Todes discusses the institutional and social circumstances that shaped Pavlov's laboratory "factory" system and analyzes the work processes that took place there. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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"A marvellous book... He is, as far as I can judge, so in control of his primary material and so informed historiographically about how to use it that admiration seems the appropriate response." -- Christopher Lawrence, Medical History

"A thought provoking and important book...Daniel Todes is a fine scholar and craftsman. Historians of life science, and anyone interested in the life of science, will read this book with pleasure and profit." -- Robert E. Kohler, Journal of the History of Biology

"Todes has achieved an impressive feat of scholarship, combining meticulous research with analytical clarity, which does full justice to his compelling subject." -- Steve Sturdy, NATURE

"Todes's account of Pavlov's physiology factory is a fascinating study of social and political, as well as intellectual, aspects of the creation and maintenance of a successful research school." -- Stephen Jacyna, Ph.D., New England Journal of Medicine

"Beyond providing a vivid portrait of Pavlov as scientific entrepreneur, Todes sheds new light on how Pavlov came to his theories of conditional reflex, his most enduring legacy.This extensively research and satisfying book on the experimentation leading up to the 1904 Nobel prize whets the reader's appetite for a fuller rendition of this remarkable scientist's life." -- Angela N.H. Creager, Nature Medicine

"For anyone wanting particulars about Pavlov's research protocols, results, and practical applications, this is an excellent source." -- Doody's Health Sciences Review Journal

"Daniel Todes has written a masterful book that offers a unique combination of an insider's understanding of Pavlov's science and the outsider's perspective of the critical historian. His book is a significant contribution to the recent spate of studies that emphasize laboratory praxis... [A] wonderfully complex and intricate story." -- Otniel I. Dror, Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences

"Todes analyzes the unfolding of Pavlov's central scientific vision with a sureness of hand that will be hailed by historians of science... Readers will find their own favorite chapters in this enticing book." -- Susan Gross Solomon, Slavic Review

"Pavlov's physiology has fully benefited from Todes' extensive and intimate knowledge of the protagonist... Living up to the intention to appeal not only to humanities scholars, but also to scientists, Todes treats the basics of science and of history-writing symmetrically." -- Lyubov G. Gurjeva, Endeavour

"Todes's excellent work takes its place among the histories of experimentation that place empirical analysis and precision within the context of social relations, politics, institutions, and personalities, in this case, dog as well as human." -- Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences

L'autore

Daniel P. Todes is an associate professor of the history of science, medicine, and technology at the Johns Hopkins University.

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• Editore: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0801866901
• ISBN 13: 9780801866906
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 488