Background
Schmidt-Nielsen, Knut was born on September 24, 1915 in Norway. Son of Sigval and Signe Torborg (Sturzen-Becker) Schmidt-N. came to the United States, 1946, naturalized, 1952.
(An elegant analysis of how animals work and function. Pro...)
An elegant analysis of how animals work and function. Professor Schmidt-Nielsen's incisive account gives a clear understanding of comparative physiology in relation to body size, form and function, energy supply, and environment. The author is concerned with principles. For example, he explains how difficult it may be to lose heat and water from the respiratory tract. This leads to a consideration of the mechanism of panting as a means of heat loss. The author describes the centuries-old problem of how birds breathe, which now has been solved in his laboratory. He then discusses energy expenditure for swimming, running, and flying, and the effects of activity on heat balance. The ability of mammals to maintain different parts of the body at different temperatures is explained on the basis of counter-current heat exchange; a related mechanism permits the fast-swimming tuna to enjoy some of the advantages of being warm-blooded. The problems raised by being small in size, or large, are considered in detail. It is shown that many physiological variables can be placed on a scale which permits the derivation of non-dimensional numbers to describe the interrelations between different parameters. This interesting and stimulating account was written primarily for students, but since it brings together and synthesizes much new and up-to-date information it will interest all biologists and physiologists.
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Schmidt-Nielsen, Knut was born on September 24, 1915 in Norway. Son of Sigval and Signe Torborg (Sturzen-Becker) Schmidt-N. came to the United States, 1946, naturalized, 1952.
Magazine Scient., University Copenhagen, 1941. Doctor Phil., University Copenhagen, 1946. Doctor Medical (honorary), University Lund, Sweden, 1985.
Doctor in Philosophy (honorary), University Tondheim, Norway, 1993.
Research fellow, Carlsberg laboratories, Copenhagen, 1941-1944;
Research fellow, Carlsberg laboratories (U. Copenhagen), 1944-1946;
research associate zoology, Swarthmore (Pennsylvania) College, 1946-1948;
docent, U. Oslo, Norway, 1947-1949;
research associate physiology, Stanford University, 1948-1949;
assistant professor, College Medicine, U. Cincinnati, 1949-1952;
professor physiology, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, since 1952;
James B. Duke professor physiology, Duke U., since 1963;
Harvey Society lecturer, 1962;
Regents' lecturer, University of California at Davis, 1963;
Brody Memorial lecturer, U. Missouri, 1962;
Hans Gadow lecturer, Cambridge (England) University, 1971;
visiting Agassiz professor, Harvard, 1972. Wellcome visiting professor U. South Dakot, 1988. Member panel environmental biology National Science Foundation, 1957-1961.
Member science advising committee New England Regional Primate Center, 1962-1966. Member of national advisory board physiological research laboratory Scripps Institution Oceanography, University of California at San Diego, 1963-1969, chairman, 1968-1969. Organizing committee 1st International Conference on Comparative Physiology, 1972-1980.
President International Union Physiological Sciences, 1980-1986, member United States national committee 1966-1978, vice chairman United States national committee, 1969-1978. Member subcommittee on environmental physiology United States national committee International Biological Programme, 1965-1967. Member commission on research utilization uncommon animals, division biology and agriculture National Academy Sciences, 1966-1968.
Member animal resources advising committee National Institutes of Health, 1968. Member of advisory board Bio-Medical Sciences, Inc., 1973-1974. Chief scientist Scripps Institution Amazon expedition, 1967.
(In this revised, updated, two-color edition of the acclai...)
(In this revised, updated, two-color edition of the acclai...)
(An elegant analysis of how animals work and function. Pro...)
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, New York Academy of Sciences, American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member National Academy of Sciences, North Carolina Academy of Sciences (Poteat award 1957), American Physiological Society, American Society Zoologists (chairman division comparative physiology 1964), Society Experimental Biology, Royal Danish Academy, Academy of Sciences (France) (foreign associate), Royal Norwegian Society Arts. and Science, Norwegian Academy of Sciences and Letters, Physiological Society London (associate), Royal Society London (foreign). Honorary member Society Integrative & Comparative Biology, Harvey Society, Zoological Society London, Deutsche Ornitologengesellshaft.