Gasping Lungs
Gasping Lungs
This chapter looks at the history of altitude physiology from the mid nineteenth to the late twentieth century, using it as a case study for the conflict between laboratory models and so-called "real world" experience. It argues that previous histories of biomedicine have neglected the role of the field, and of expertise based in experience, in making sense of changes in twentieth century biomedical research. It also overturns the persistent myth of "gentlemanly amateurism" in early twentieth century mountaineering, revealing teams of climbers who used the latest technology to give them an "edge" on the mountainside.
Keywords: mountaineering, physiology, altitude, field science, laboratory, amateurism, Everest, Himalaya, respiration
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