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Hanns-Christian Gunga Nathan Zuntz

His Life and Work in the Fields of High Altitude Physiology and Aviation Medicine

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Elsevier Science

2009

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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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