Explaining Photosynthesis Models of Biochemical Mechanisms, 1840-1960 /

• Main Author: Nickelsen, Kärin (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: History, Philosophy and Theory of the Life Sciences, 8
• Subjects: Philosophy.; History.; Biology > Philosophy.; Plant biochemistry.; Philosophy of Biology.; Plant Biochemistry.; History of Science.

Recounting the compelling story of a scientific discovery that took more than a century to complete, this trail-blazing monograph focuses on methodological issues and is the first to delve into this subject. This book charts how the biochemical and biophysical mechanisms of photosynthesis were tease...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• 1. In Pursuit of a Pathway (1843-1918)
• 2. Otto Warburg and the Turn to Manometry (1912-25)
• 3. Struggling with the Standard Model (1930-41)
• 4. The Maximum Quantum Yield Controversy (1937-55)
• 5. The Path of Carbon in Photosynthesis (1937-1954)
• 6. Elucidating the Light Reactions (1950-1961)
• Epilogue.