Bruno Balke Papers, 1937 - 1982

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Bruno Balke Papers, 1937 - 1982

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Writings of Bruno Balke, a physician and researcher specializing in the areas of sports medicine and the impact of environmental factors on work performance of humans. Covering the years 1937-1982, the collection includes Balke's 1937 doctoral dissertation in sports medicine, his 1945 Ph.D. thesis about physical performance at high altitude, and various articles about the impact of altitude and deep space on human physiology. Some of the early writings are in German, while all items written after 1945 are in English.

0.20 linear feet; (1 archives box)

eng,

University of California, San Diego. Geisel Library. Mandeville Special Collections Library.

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Balke, Bruno

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German emigre and researcher in sports medicine and environmental factors influencing human work performance. Balke received doctoral degrees in sports medicine from the University of Berlin (1937) and in physiology from the University of Leipzig (1945). In 1945 he developed a test for determining functional adaptability and limitations of human work capacity. As a result, he was invited to join the research staff of the U.S. Air Force School of Aviation Medicine in San Antonio, Texas. In 1960 B...