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History of the American Physiological Society

The Third Quarter Century, 1937-1962

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  • © 1963

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Authors:
  1. Wallace O. Fenn

    1. The American Physiological Society, USA

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  • History of the APS

  • Focuses on the third quarter century 1037-1962

  • Written by prominent researcher Dr. Wallace O. Fenn

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Introduction

    • Wallace O. Fenn
    Pages 1-3

  3. Chronological Account of the Presidents of the Society

    • Wallace O. Fenn
    Pages 4-55

  4. Membership

    • Wallace O. Fenn
    Pages 56-69

  5. Publications

    • Wallace O. Fenn
    Pages 70-84

  6. Fall Meetings

    • Wallace O. Fenn
    Pages 85-91

  7. Ancillary Groups

    • Wallace O. Fenn
    Pages 92-112

  8. Organization of the Society

    • Wallace O. Fenn
    Pages 113-115

  9. Some Changes in the Character of the Society

    • Wallace O. Fenn
    Pages 116-120

  10. Relations with Other Organizations

    • Wallace O. Fenn
    Pages 121-127

  11. Use and Care of Laboratory Animals

    • Wallace O. Fenn
    Pages 128-131

  12. Porter Fellowship

    • Wallace O. Fenn
    Pages 132-135

  13. Early Reminiscences

    • Wallace O. Fenn
    Pages 136-145

  14. Educational Activities in the Society

    • E. F. Adolph
    Pages 146-154

  15. Summary of Financial Growth of the Society

    • Ray G. Daggs
    Pages 155-158

  16. Back Matter

    Pages 159-182
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adjustment to the many dramatic changes which have occurred in the last quarter century. On the whole I feel well pleased with the present status of the Society and believe that it is well prepared to cope with all the problems which may come be­ fore it. We should remember, however, that the Society is not an end in itself but exists only to serve the physiological sciences, and the most important way to do this is for each member to make his own contribution to his science as effective and illuminating as possible, whether it be in teaching or research. No scientific society can professionally be better than the members of which it is composed. Compared to the maintenance of this standard of excellence, all administrative disputes within the Society pale into insignificance. The important effort must be to make sure that the American Physiological Society is not outranked in high scientific quality by any other similar group. Without this high quality, the recruitment of graduate students will be a problern in spite of all the career brochures or other publicity devices that money can buy. More Nobel Prizes in Physiology offer the surest guarantee for the future of the Society and emphasis in the next quarter century should be put on activities that best serve that objective.

Authors and Affiliations

  • The American Physiological Society, USA

    Wallace O. Fenn

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: History of the American Physiological Society

  • Book Subtitle: The Third Quarter Century, 1937-1962

  • Authors: Wallace O. Fenn

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7603-0

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: American Physiological Society 1963

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-7603-0Published: 27 May 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 182

  • Additional Information: Originally Published by American Physiological Society 1963

  • Topics: Human Physiology

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