CellularIconoclast
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I've decided to educate myself in the history of biology and nutrition, by reading literature from the people who first discovered these important phenomena. I've seen too many examples of where modern textbooks misunderstand original works, and omit the most important details. I intend to read in chronological order so I can better understand how these ideas have evolved over time, and I am hoping to include research by those scientists recommended by Dr. Peat. I also want to emphasize books over journal articles as journals often censor or edit out details the authors consider important.
Does anyone have any authors, books or journal articles they would recommend? I intend to update this post over time with suggestions from other people. I intend to focus on technical work instead of books intended for a lay audience. If you know of a more technical work than the ones I mention please reply.
Here is the curriculum I am planning so far:
1763: An Essay towards solving a Problem in the Doctrine of Chances by Thomas Bayes
(Note: this may seem out of place and extremely technical, but in my opinion it should not be omitted as it lays the practical and philosophical foundation for science itself. See also: Homo artefaciens by Ladislav Kováč for modern context)
1809: Zoological Philosophy by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
1859: On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life by Charles Darwin
1871: The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex by Charles Darwin
1927: Conditioned Reflexes by I.P. Pavlov
1939: Nutrition and Physical Degeneration by Weston A. Price
1944: What Is Life? by Erwin Schrödinger
1950: Biology of Human Starvation (2 volumes) by Ancel Keys et. al
1956: The stress of life by Hans Seyle
1957: Bioenergetics by Albert Szent-Györgyi
1965: Cybernetics, Second Edition: or the Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine by Norbert Wiener
1966: Problems of Cell Permeability by A.S. Troshin
1976: Hypothyroidism: The Unsuspected Illness by Broda Otto Barnes
1994: Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers by Robert M. Sapolsky
2001: Life at the Cell and Below-Cell Level: The Hidden History of a Fundamental. Revolution in Biology by Gilbert Ling
2001: Cells, gels and the engines of life by Gerald Pollack
Links are provided to texts freely available online. Please respond to this post if you find a broken link, or have a link to something not yet linked.
Does anyone have any authors, books or journal articles they would recommend? I intend to update this post over time with suggestions from other people. I intend to focus on technical work instead of books intended for a lay audience. If you know of a more technical work than the ones I mention please reply.
Here is the curriculum I am planning so far:
1763: An Essay towards solving a Problem in the Doctrine of Chances by Thomas Bayes
(Note: this may seem out of place and extremely technical, but in my opinion it should not be omitted as it lays the practical and philosophical foundation for science itself. See also: Homo artefaciens by Ladislav Kováč for modern context)
1809: Zoological Philosophy by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
1859: On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life by Charles Darwin
1871: The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex by Charles Darwin
1927: Conditioned Reflexes by I.P. Pavlov
1939: Nutrition and Physical Degeneration by Weston A. Price
1944: What Is Life? by Erwin Schrödinger
1950: Biology of Human Starvation (2 volumes) by Ancel Keys et. al
1956: The stress of life by Hans Seyle
1957: Bioenergetics by Albert Szent-Györgyi
1965: Cybernetics, Second Edition: or the Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine by Norbert Wiener
1966: Problems of Cell Permeability by A.S. Troshin
1976: Hypothyroidism: The Unsuspected Illness by Broda Otto Barnes
1994: Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers by Robert M. Sapolsky
2001: Life at the Cell and Below-Cell Level: The Hidden History of a Fundamental. Revolution in Biology by Gilbert Ling
2001: Cells, gels and the engines of life by Gerald Pollack
Links are provided to texts freely available online. Please respond to this post if you find a broken link, or have a link to something not yet linked.