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*[https://archive.org/details/manhisgods00smit ''Man and His Gods''] (1952) [with foreword by [[Albert Einstein]]] |
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*''From Fish to Philosopher'' (1953)<ref>[https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/homer-w-smith/from-fish-to-philosopher/ "From Fish to Philosopher"]. Kirkus Reviews.</ref> |
*''From Fish to Philosopher'' (1953)<ref>[https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/homer-w-smith/from-fish-to-philosopher/ "From Fish to Philosopher"]. Kirkus Reviews.</ref> |
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Homer William Smith (January 2, 1895 – March 25, 1962) was an American physiologist and science writer.
Biography
Smith was born in Denver, Colorado. From 1928 until his retirement in 1961 he was the Professor of Physiology and Director of the Physiological Laboratories at New York University School of Medicine.[1] His research work focused on the kidney and he discovered inulin at the same time as A.N. Richards. Smith authored several books including From Fish to Philosopher, Man and His Gods and The Kidney: Structure and Function in Health and Disease.[2][3]
Smith was a lead scientist in the field of renal physiology.[4] His elegant experiments on the kidney in the 1930s proved beyond any doubt that it operated according to physical principles, both as a filter and a secretory organ, eliminating the last vestige of vitalism in physiology.[3]
He also served on the board of trustees of Science Service, now known as Society for Science & the Public, from 1952-1955.[3]
Smith is survived by his son, Homer Wilson Smith.[3]
Publications
- The Kidney: Structure and Function in Health and Disease (1951)[5][6]
- Man and His Gods (1952) [with foreword by Albert Einstein]
- From Fish to Philosopher (1953)[7]
Quotes
- "What engineer, wishing to regulate the composition of the internal environment of the body on which the function of every bone, gland, muscle, and nerve depends, would devise a scheme that operated by throwing the whole thing out 16 times a day and rely on grabbing from it, as it fell to earth, only those precious elements which he wanted to keep?"[8]
References
- ^ Bing, R. J. (1995). Homer W. Smith and His Contribution to Cardiovascular Medicine. Clin Cardiol 18: 486–487.
- ^ "Homer W. Smith: Man and His Gods". positiveatheism.org.
- ^ a b c d Bynum, W.F. (2000). Smith, Homer William. American National Biography Online.
- ^ Giebisch, G. (2004). Homer W. Smith's Contribution to Renal Physiology. J Nephrol 17: 159-165.
- ^ Corcoran, A. C. (1951). The Kidney: Structure and Function in Health and Disease. Science 23 (114): 558.
- ^ Howard, Evelyn. (1953). The Kidney: Structure and Function in Health and Disease. The Quarterly Review of Biology 28 (1): 88-88.
- ^ "From Fish to Philosopher". Kirkus Reviews.
- ^ Brunton, Laurence (2011). Goodman & Gilman’s: The Pharmacological Bases of Therapeutics. China: The McGrqw-Hill Companies. p. 671. ISBN 9780071624428.
External links
- Man and his Gods full text of the book, with foreword by Albert Einstein.
- The kidney: structure and function in health and disease. Google Books.[1]
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