Boris A. Trakhtenbrot: Academic Genealogy and Publications

Each of us as a scientist has an academic legacy that consists of our mentors and their mentors continuing back for many generations. Here, I describe two genealogies of my own: one through my PhD advisor, H. T. (Ted) Hammel, and the other through my postdoctoral mentor, Knut Schmidt-Nielsen. Each of these pathways includes distingished scientists who were all major figures in their day. The striking aspect, however, is that of the 14 individuals discussed, including myself, 10 individuals used the technique of direct calorimetry to study metabolic heat production in humans or other animals. Indeed, the patriarchs of my PhD genealogy, Antoine Lavoisier and Pierre Simon Laplace, were the inventors of this technique and the first to use it in animal studies. Brief summaries of the major accomplishments of each my scientific ancestors are given followed by a discussion of the variety of calorimeters and the scientific studies in which they were used. Finally, readers are encouraged to explore their own academic legacies as a way of honoring those who prepared the way for us.

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Research Quarterly Contributors: An Academic Genealogy

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport ◽

10.1080/02701367.1980.10609287 ◽

1980 ◽

Vol 51 (1) ◽

pp. 261-266 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Henry J. Montoye ◽

Richard Washburn

Keyword(s):

Academic Genealogy

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Impact of medical academic genealogy on publication patterns: An analysis of the literature for surgical resection in brain tumor patients

Annals of Neurology ◽

10.1002/ana.24569 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 79 (2) ◽

pp. 169-177 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Brian R. Hirshman ◽

Jessica A. Tang ◽

Laurie A. Jones ◽

James A. Proudfoot ◽

Kathleen M. Carley ◽

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Keyword(s):

Brain Tumor ◽

Surgical Resection ◽

Tumor Patients ◽

Publication Patterns ◽

Academic Genealogy

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Tracing Ideological Perspectives through 100 Years of an Academic Genealogy

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/pr0.1994.75.2.859 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 75 (2) ◽

pp. 859-879 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

John M. Robertson

Keyword(s):

Essential Role ◽

Psychological Theory ◽

Professional Service ◽

Developmental Processes ◽

Strong Interest ◽

Wilhelm Wundt ◽

Academic Genealogy

This article traces 100 years of an academic genealogy (a particular line of successive major professors) and provides evidence not only that several themes important to contemporary psychology have been discussed regularly since Wilhelm Wundt but also that similar perspectives on these ideas are passed from generation to generation. The central ideas passed down through eight generations in this particular genealogy include the essential role of empiricism in building psychological theory, the application of psychological principles to education, a strong interest in defining normal cognitive and developmental processes, and a deep commitment to volunteering time in professional service.

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