Respiration Calorimeters for Studying the Respiratory Exchange and Energy Transformations of Man

Name: Respiration Calorimeters for Studying the Respiratory Exchange and Energy Transformations of Man
Author: Francis Gano Benedict

by Francis Gano Benedict, Thorne M. (Thorne Martin) Carpenter

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Carnegie Institution of Washington publication no. 123

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Project Gutenberg

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Produced by Bryan Ness, Josephine Paolucci and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.)

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2009-02-28

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Public domain in the USA.

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Physiological apparatus Respiration Animal heat Metabolism

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Francis Gano Benedict

1870–1957

A pioneer of human nutrition research, this American chemist and physiologist helped turn the study of metabolism into a precise science. His work on fasting, calories, and energy use shaped how scientists measured the body’s needs.

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Thorne M. (Thorne Martin) Carpenter

b. 1878

An early 20th-century scientific writer, this author is best known for research books on human metabolism and energy use. He worked with Francis G. Benedict on detailed studies of how the body functions at rest and during fasting.

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