The Hidden Structure: A Scientific Biography Of Camillo Golgi
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A landmark work in the history of science, The Hidden Structure chronicles the life and scientific achievements of Camillo Golgi, the Italian physician and Nobel Prize laureate who revolutionised our understanding of the nervous system. Paolo Mazzarello, a Lecturer in History of Medicine at the University of Pavia, presents a richly detailed account of Golgi's discovery of the revolutionary staining technique that bears his name — the black reaction — which for the first time rendered the intricate architecture of nerve cells visible under a microscope. The biography situates Golgi's groundbreaking work within the fierce intellectual debates of nineteenth-century neuroscience, including his famous rivalry with Santiago Ramón y Cajal over the reticular versus neuron theories of the brain. Translated and edited by Henry A. Buchtel and Aldo Badiani of the University of Michigan and the University of Rome La Sapienza, this authoritative text brings Mazzarello's meticulous Italian scholarship to an English-speaking audience. It stands as an indispensable resource for historians of science, neuroscientists, and anyone captivated by the dramatic human stories behind the greatest discoveries in medicine.
Author: Paolo Mazzarello
Format: Hardback
Published: 1999, Oxford University Press
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Good. Worn/faded - no tears. Mylar sleeve wrapping. Page Condition: Good. Markings: none Binding condition: Good.
Very good copy.
A landmark work in the history of science, The Hidden Structure chronicles the life and scientific achievements of Camillo Golgi, the Italian physician and Nobel Prize laureate who revolutionised our understanding of the nervous system. Paolo Mazzarello, a Lecturer in History of Medicine at the University of Pavia, presents a richly detailed account of Golgi's discovery of the revolutionary staining technique that bears his name — the black reaction — which for the first time rendered the intricate architecture of nerve cells visible under a microscope. The biography situates Golgi's groundbreaking work within the fierce intellectual debates of nineteenth-century neuroscience, including his famous rivalry with Santiago Ramón y Cajal over the reticular versus neuron theories of the brain. Translated and edited by Henry A. Buchtel and Aldo Badiani of the University of Michigan and the University of Rome La Sapienza, this authoritative text brings Mazzarello's meticulous Italian scholarship to an English-speaking audience. It stands as an indispensable resource for historians of science, neuroscientists, and anyone captivated by the dramatic human stories behind the greatest discoveries in medicine.