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This book focuses on the life and work of Nathan Zuntz (1847-1920), a German physiologist, who made significant contributions to high altitude physiology and aviation medicine. He achieved fame for his invention of the Zuntz-Geppert respiratory apparatus in 1886 and the first treadmill (Laufband) in 1889. He also invented an X-ray apparatus to observe cardiac changes during exercise and constructed a climate chamber to study exercise under varying and sometimes extreme climates. * Focuses on Zuntz's contribution to high altitude physiology and aviation medicine

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Book category Books in English Medicine Other branches of medicine Environmental medicine

• Full title: Nathan Zuntz
• Subtitle: His Life and Work in the Fields of High Altitude Physiology and Aviation Medicine
• Author: Hanns-Christian Gunga
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 272
• EAN: 9780123747402
• ISBN: 0123747406
• ID: 04494244
• Publisher: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
• Weight: 626 g
• Dimensions: 237 × 162 × 21 mm
• Date of publishing: 23. December 2008

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