Ulrich Cameron Luft papers, 1907-1991.

Rahn, Hermann, 1912-1990

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Hermann Rahn was born in East Lansing, Michigan in 1912, though he spent most of his primary years in Kiel, Germany. His father Otto, a professor of bacteriology, fostered in Rahn a scientific interest in the world around him and Rahn become a keen naturalist. In 1929, Rahn graduated from high school in Ithaca, New York. He earned his bachelor's degree in zoology from Cornell University in 1933 and a PhD from the University of Rochester in 1938. After a fellowship at Harvard Univers...

Deutsche Himalaya-Expedition to Nanga Parbat (1938)

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Luft, U. C. (Ulrich C.)

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Research physiologist, physician, and authority in the fields of lung physiology and acclimatization to high altitude. Luft was a member of the 1937 and 1938 German expeditions to Nanga Parbat in the Himalayan Mountains. He served as chief of the Dept. of Aviation Physiology at the Aero-Medical Research Institute in Berlin. Luft entered the U.S. in 1947 as part of the "Operation Paperclip" recruitment program. He served as head of the Dept. of Physiology at the Air Force School of Aviation Medic...

NASA Advisory Council. Aerospace Medicine Advisory Committee

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Monge M., Carlos (Monge Medrano), 1884-1970

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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...

Deutsche Himalaya-Expedition to Nanga Parbat (1937)

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Åstrand, Per-Olof

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USAF School of Aerospace Medicine. Dept. of Physiology.

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West, John B. (John Burnard)

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Physiologist educated at the University of Adelaide, Australia, (M.B.B.S., M.D.) and London University (Ph. D.). West is the author of numerous articles and book-length studies including Ventilation / bloodflow and gas exchange (1965), Respiratory physiology (1974), Pulmonary pathophysiology (1977), and Everest--the testing place (1983). High-altitude physiology and "mountain sickness" have been central themes in West's research. In 1960-1961, he served as the physiologist on Sir Edmund Hillary'...

Houston, Charles S

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American high altitude physiologist. From the description of Charles Houston papers, 1945-2009. (University of California, San Diego). WorldCat record id: 461355517 ...

Hurtado, Alberto, 1901-1983

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Dill, David Bruce, 1891-....

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David Bruce Dill was a preeminent American scientist in the area of human physiology and the environment. He conducted experimental research at high altitude, in the desert, and in context of work / exercise to determine the effect on the human body. Dill held research and teaching appointments at Harvard University (1927-1947), U.S. Army Chemical Research and Development Laboratory (1947-1961), Indiana University (1961-1966) and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (1966-1976). Dill died in 1986...

Opitz, Erich,

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Hartmann, Hans 1949-

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