Medicine, Life and Function von Frank W Stahnisch

This book brings together a number of thoughts and observations on the history of experimental physiology, as it has emerged since the late eighteenth century. Previously unused archival material and then unexplored themes are brought together and further investigated for the first time. These have helped to map the contextual changes which became indicators and sign posts to some major research steps and important modifications in the development of experimental physiology as a discipline - from the brink of its inception during the late 18th century, its steep emergence throughout the middle of the 19th century as well as the dissolution and externalization of various physiological sub-disciplines in the beginning of the 20th century; representing not only experimental physiology's medical success but also its relative demise which was ironically due to the successful birth of many of its daughter disciplines, such as biochemistry (first: as "physiological chemistry"), immunology, genetics and microbiology, etc. Furthermore, this book contains historical material, ideas and discussions relating to a number of presentations by the author at academic societies and fruitful communication with many groups of students - medical, history, philosophy, media sciences, and biology etc. over the past ten years.

Prof. Dr. Frank W. Stahnisch, studierte Medizin, Philosophie, Psychologie und Soziologie in Frankfurt/M., Berlin (HUB), Edinburg (GB) und Rennes (F). Nach einem Forschungs-AiP in der Klinik für Neurologie und Poliklinik der HUB (Charité) war er Wiss. Mitarbeiter und Assistent am dortigen Institut für Anatomie, am Institut für Geschichte und Ethik der Medizin der FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg sowie am Institut für Geschichte, Theorie und Ethik der Medizin der JGU Mainz. Es folgten ein Visiting Assistant Professorship am Department of Social Studies of Medicine der McGill Universität, Montreal (CDN) sowie ein Visiting Professorship am Max-Planck-Institut für Wissenschaftsgeschichte. Seit 2008 hat er das AMF/Hannah Professorship in the History of Medicine and Health Care an der Universität von Calgary (CDN) inne. Seit 2008 ist er u.a. Mitglied des Scientific Advisory Boards der int. Wissenschaftszeitschrift "Medicine Studies" (Springer, Heidelberg, Berlin); seit 2009 President of the Calgary History of Medicine Society und seit 2010 President of the International Society for the History of the Neurosciences.