Thirty-two days underground. No heat. No sunlight. 4 June 1938.
Nathaniel Kleitman and his research student make their way down the
seventy-one steps leading to the mouth of Mammoth Cave. They are
about to embark on one of the most intrepid and bizarre experiments
in medical history, one which will change our understanding of
sleep forever. Undisturbed by natural light, they will investigate
what happens when you overturn one of the fundamental rhythms of
the human body. Together, they enter the darkness. When Kleitman
first arrived in New York, a penniless twenty-year-old refugee, few
would have guessed that in just a few decades he would
revolutionise the field of sleep science. In Mapping the Darkness,
Kenneth Miller weaves science and history to tell the story of the
outsider scientists who took sleep science from the fringes to a
mainstream obsession. Reliving the spectacular experiments,
technological innovation, imaginative leaps and single-minded
commitment of these early pioneers, Miller provides a tantalising
glimpse into the most mysterious third of our lives. Â
General
| Imprint: |
Oneworld Publications
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
September 2023 |
| Authors: |
Kenneth Miller
|
| Dimensions: |
216 x 135 x 36mm (L x W x T) |
| Pages: |
432 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-86154-516-2 |
| Categories: |
Books
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| LSN: |
0-86154-516-8 |
| Barcode: |
9780861545162 |
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