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Robert Hooke: Early Respiratory Physiologist, Polymath, and Mechanical Genius
2014
Physiology
1635-1703) was a polymath who made important contributions to respiratory physiology and many other scientific areas. With Robert Boyle, he constructed the first air pump that allowed measurements on small animals at a reduced atmospheric pressure, and this started the discipline of high-altitude physiology. He also built the first human low-pressure chamber and described his experiences when the pressure was reduced to the equivalent of an altitude of ϳ2,400 m. Using artificial ventilation in
doi:10.1152/physiol.00005.2014
pmid:24985326
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