Joseph Erlanger
Joseph Erlanger · Science & Medicine
Physiologist awarded the 1944 Nobel Prize for research on the differentiated functions of single nerve fibers.
1874, San Francisco, California, USA — 1965, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
United States
Joseph Erlanger is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Physiologist awarded the 1944 Nobel Prize for research on the differentiated functions of single nerve fibers.
The son of Jewish immigrants from Germany, Erlanger was a physiologist at Washington University in St. Louis who, with Herbert Gasser, adapted the cathode-ray oscilloscope to study nerves. By amplifying and displaying the tiny electrical signals travelling along single nerve fibers, they showed that different fibers conduct impulses at different speeds and serve distinct functions. This work on the differentiated functions of nerve fibers earned the pair the 1944 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
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Physiologist awarded the 1944 Nobel Prize for research on the differentiated functions of single nerve fibers.
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biology
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