Walter Bradford Cannon
Also known as Walter Cannon, W B Cannon, WB Cannon, W. B. Cannon, W.B. Cannon, Walter B. Cannon, Walter B Cannon, Cannon WB
American physiologist (1871-1945)
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- October 19, 1871
- Died
- October 1, 1945
- Works
- 60
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- Problema shoka
- Floroscopic observations of the passage of food containing bismuth through the intestinal canal
- L'Homeostasie
- A laboratory course in physiology
- The wisdom of the body
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Walter Bradford Cannon (October 19, 1871 – October 1, 1945) was an American physiologist, professor and chairman of the Department of Physiology at Harvard Medical School. He coined the term "fight or flight response", and developed the theory of homeostasis. He popularized his theories in his book The Wisdom of the Body, first published in 1932.
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1871 births1945 deathsAmerican physiologistsCyberneticistsForeign members of the Royal SocietyHarvard College alumniHarvard Medical School alumniHarvard Medical School facultyHonorary members of the USSR Academy of SciencesMembers of the American Philosophical SocietyPeople from Franklin, New HampshirePeople from Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin