| Willem Einthoven (1860-1927) Father of Electrocardiography: Life and Work, Ancestors and Contemporaries 1995 Edition Contributor(s): Snellen, H. a. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0792332741 ISBN-13: 9780792332749 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 1994 Annotation: Willem Einthoven, The father of electrocardiography', introduced a new era in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the heart. For his contributions he was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1924. This volume is the first book in the English language on Willem Einthoven's life and work. It is based in part on the two Dutch reviews by Einthoven's collaborators, De Waart and Hoogerwerff (1957 and 1946, respectively) and Einthoven's own publications. In addition, extensive use could be made for the first time of the Einthoven archive which contains a large correspondence with Dutch and foreign colleagues and friends, along with their evaluations of Einthoven's work and personality. This book provides an interesting and unique insight into Einthoven's work, his personality, and his relation to his contemporaries. It is also a valuable document about an episode which has been of great importance in the development of modern medicine. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | History - Biography & Autobiography - Medical | Cardiology |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 94043112 |
| Physical Information: 0.32" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.48 lbs) 140 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is the first book on Einthoven in the English language; two earlier extensive reviews of his life and work were published in Dutch by his former co- workers Hoogerwerf and de Waart, in 1946 and 1957 respectively; the latter provides a brief summary in English; the former also wrote a succinct article on 73 Einthoven in English. 74 Hoogerwerf's review mentioned above was published as a chapter in "Helden der Wetenschap" i. e. "Heroes of Science," a book on Dutch Nobel Prize winners which has a somewhat romantic character corresponding 108 with the title. On the other hand, de Waart's book gives more scientific and technical details, and provides full reference to Einthoven's papers, his assistants and the doctoral theses written under Einthoven's guidance. On the whole there- fore the latter is the best source of information and I have used it often and gratefully. At the same time it requires more effort to read; the other book may have had a wider reading public. The main reason however for which I decided to write a book on Eintho- ven and was encouraged to do so by the Einthoven Foundation, is not the want of an English text, but the fact that more information has become available in the meantime. |