Emil Du Bois-Reymond: Neuroscience, Self, and Society in Nineteenth-Century Germany

(Part of the Transformations: Studies in the History of Science and Technology Series)

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A biography of an important but largely forgotten nineteenth-century scientist whose work helped lay the foundation of modern neuroscience.

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 beyond for his groundbreaking research in neuroscience and his provocative addresses on politics and culture. This biography by...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0262019507

ISBN13:9780262019507

Release Date:November 2013

Publisher:MIT Press

Length:384 Pages

Weight:1.75 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 7.2" x 9.3"

Age Range:18 years and up

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

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Emil Du Bois-Reymond: Neuroscience, Self, and Society in Nineteenth-Century Germany

(Part of the Transformations: Studies in the History of Science and Technology Series)

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