Daniel P. Todes is an associate professor of the history of science, medicine, and technology at the Johns Hopkins University.
A marvellous book . . . He is, as far as I can judge, so in control
of his primary material and so informed historiographically about
how to use it that admiration seems the appropriate response.
--Christopher Lawrence, Medical History
A thought provoking and important book . . .Daniel Todes is a fine
scholar and craftsman. Historians of life science, and anyone
interested in the life of science, will read this book with
pleasure and profit.
--Robert E. Kohler, Journal of the History of Biology
Beyond providing a vivid portrait of Pavlov as scientific
entrepreneur, Todes sheds new light on how Pavlov came to his
theories of conditional reflex, his most enduring legacy.This
extensively research and satisfying book on the experimentation
leading up to the 1904 Nobel prize whets the reader's appetite for
a fuller rendition of this remarkable scientist's life.
--Angela N.H. Creager, Nature Medicine
Daniel Todes has written a masterful book that offers a unique
combination of an insider's understanding of Pavlov's science and
the outsider's perspective of the critical historian. His book is a
significant contribution to the recent spate of studies that
emphasize laboratory praxis . . . [A] wonderfully complex and
intricate story.
--Otniel I. Dror, Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied
Sciences
For anyone wanting particulars about Pavlov's research protocols,
results, and practical applications, this is an excellent
source.
--Doody's Health Sciences Review Journal
Pavlov's physiology has fully benefited from Todes' extensive and
intimate knowledge of the protagonist . . . Living up to the
intention to appeal not only to humanities scholars, but also to
scientists, Todes treats the basics of science and of
history-writing symmetrically.
--Lyubov G. Gurjeva, Endeavour
Todes analyzes the unfolding of Pavlov's central scientific vision
with a sureness of hand that will be hailed by historians of
science . . . Readers will find their own favorite chapters in this
enticing book.
--Susan Gross Solomon, Slavic Review
Todes has achieved an impressive feat of scholarship, combining
meticulous research with analytical clarity, which does full
justice to his compelling subject.
--Steve Sturdy, NATURE
Todes's account of Pavlov's physiology factory is a fascinating
study of social and political, as well as intellectual, aspects of
the creation and maintenance of a successful research school.
--Stephen Jacyna, Ph.D., New England Journal of Medicine
Todes's book is particularly rich.
--Alexei Kojevnikov, Journal of Modern History
Todes's excellent work takes its place among the histories of
experimentation that place empirical analysis and precision within
the context of social relations, politics, institutions, and
personalities, in this case, dog as well as human.
--Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences
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