Walter B. Cannon: Physiologic Investigator, from "The History of Medicine" / Robert Thom

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UMHS.38
Title
Walter B. Cannon: Physiologic Investigator, from "The History of Medicine"
Artist
Robert Thom
Artist Nationality
American
Artist Life Dates
1915-1979
Medium and Support
oil on canvas
Object Creation Date
circa 1952
Object Creation Place
North and Central America (continent)
United States (nation)
Michigan (state)
Creation Place 2
United States (nation)
Creation Place 3
Michigan (state)
Dimensions
104.78 cm x 86.36 cm (41 1/4 in. x 34 in.)
Century
20th century
Primary Object Classification
Painting
Physical Description
While a first-year student at Harvard Medical School, Boston, in 1896, Walter B. Cannon (1871-1945) employed newly discovered x-rays to study the activities of digestive organs in animals. Cannon induced cats to eat radiopaque meals, and followed food through alimentary organs with the aid of a fluroscopic screen. Basic studies of digestion, and of effects of emotions on it, led to new understandings of food utilization, of transmission of nerve impulses, and of actions of endocrine glands. Second Professor of Physiology at Harvard, Dr. Cannon earned world-wide respect as a researcher, as a teacher, and also as an ambassador of scientific good will.
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UMHS.38
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"Walter B. Cannon: Physiologic Investigator, from "The History of Medicine"; Robert Thom." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-umhs.38/umhs.38.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 02, 2024.
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