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100 1 a| Rapport, Richard L.=| ^A1364073;

245 10 a| Nerve endings :b| the discovery of the synapse /c| Richard Rapport.;

250 a| 1st ed.;

300 a| 240 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 22 cm;

336 a| textb| txt2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediatedb| n2| rdamedia;

338 a| volumeb| nc2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| A new way to see -- I have grown slow and palsied -- A laboratory in the kitchen -- Cells, fibers and networks -- The black reaction -- The trench of science -- Climbing fibers and basket endings -- Sincere congratulations burst forth -- The prize -- Higher magnification -- Epilogue recollections of my life.;

520 1 a| "A true tale of scientific discovery, Nerve Endings chronicles not only the little-known story of one of the nineteenth century's greatest intellectual struggles but also describes the frailty, perseverance, and creativity of human beings.";

520 8 a| "Two doctors, the warm Spaniard Cajal and the cool Italian Golgi, struggled first against scientific barriers and ultimately against each other to discover what brain cells looked like and how they managed to contact one another. Both did their most important research alone in tiny laboratories set up on their kitchen tables, and both made profound discoveries that led to their jointly winning the 1906 Nobel Prize. Yet one of them found his way into the microscopic forest of individual cells, while the other died convinced that the entire nervous system is a network physically connecting every brain cell directly to its neighbors."--Jacket.;

600 10 a| Ramón y Cajal, Santiago,d| 1852-1934.=| ^A56383;

600 10 a| Golgi, Camillo,d| 1843-1926.=| ^A822501;

650 0 a| Synapsesx| History.=| ^A468;

650 12 a| Nerve Endings0| (DNLM)D009411=| ^A1152527;

650 12 a| Synapsesx| physiology0| (DNLM)D013569Q000502=| ^A918844;

650 22 a| History, 19th Century0| (DNLM)D049672=| ^A941126;

650 22 a| History, 20th Century0| (DNLM)D049673=| ^A941311;

650 22 a| Neurobiologyx| history0| (DNLM)D009446Q000266=| ^A1362150;

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Nerve endings : the discovery of the synapse / Richard Rapport.

Author/creator	Rapport, Richard L.
Format	Book
Edition	1st ed.
Publication Info	New York : W.W. Norton, ©2005.
Description	240 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents
Subjects	Ramón y Cajal, Santiago, 1852-1934. Golgi, Camillo, 1843-1926. Synapses--History. Nerve Endings Synapses--physiology. History, 19th Century History, 20th Century Neurobiology--history.

Contents	A new way to see -- I have grown slow and palsied -- A laboratory in the kitchen -- Cells, fibers and networks -- The black reaction -- The trench of science -- Climbing fibers and basket endings -- Sincere congratulations burst forth -- The prize -- Higher magnification -- Epilogue recollections of my life.
Review	"A true tale of scientific discovery, Nerve Endings chronicles not only the little-known story of one of the nineteenth century's greatest intellectual struggles but also describes the frailty, perseverance, and creativity of human beings."
Summary	"Two doctors, the warm Spaniard Cajal and the cool Italian Golgi, struggled first against scientific barriers and ultimately against each other to discover what brain cells looked like and how they managed to contact one another. Both did their most important research alone in tiny laboratories set up on their kitchen tables, and both made profound discoveries that led to their jointly winning the 1906 Nobel Prize. Yet one of them found his way into the microscopic forest of individual cells, while the other died convinced that the entire nervous system is a network physically connecting every brain cell directly to its neighbors."--Jacket.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2005000942
ISBN	0393060195 (hardcover)
ISBN	9780393060195 (hardcover)

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