The Body Electric
Encyclopedia
- This article is about a book on bioelectromagnetismBioelectromagnetismBioelectromagnetism refers to the electrical, magnetic or electromagnetic fields produced by living cells, tissues or organisms. Examples include the cell membrane potential and the electric currents that flow in nerves and muscles, as a result of action potentials...
. A book on Kirlian photographyKirlian photographyKirlian photography refers to a form of photogram made with voltage. It is named after Semyon Kirlian, who in 1939 accidentally discovered that if an object on a photographic plate is connected to a source of voltage an image is produced on the photographic plate.Kirlian's work, from 1939 onward,...
by Thelma MossThelma MossThelma Moss, Ph.D. was an American psychologist and parapsychologist, best known for her work on Kirlian photography and the human aura....
has a similar title. See Body ElectricBody ElectricBody Electric may refer to these artworks, all named after I Sing the Body Electric , an 1855 poem from Leaves of Grass by the American poet Walt Whitman:- Books :* The Body Electric a 1979 book on Kirlian photography by Thelma Moss...
for further meanings.
The Body Electric: Electromagnetism and the Foundation of Life is a book by Robert O. Becker
Robert O. Becker
Robert O. Becker was a U.S. orthopedic surgeon and researcher in electrophysiology/electromedicine. He worked mainly as professor at Upstate Medical Center in State University of New York, Syracuse, and as Director of Orthopedic Surgery at the Veterans Administration Hospital, Syracuse, New...
and Gary Selden in which Becker, an orthopedic surgeon at the time working for the Veterans Administration
United States Department of Veterans Affairs
The United States Department of Veterans Affairs is a government-run military veteran benefit system with Cabinet-level status. It is the United States government’s second largest department, after the United States Department of Defense...
, describes his research into "our bioelectric selves".
See also
- Regeneration (biology)Regeneration (biology)In biology, regeneration is the process of renewal, restoration, and growth that makes genomes, cells, organs, organisms, and ecosystems resilient to natural fluctuations or events that cause disturbance or damage. Every species is capable of regeneration, from bacteria to humans. At its most...
- Harold Saxton BurrHarold Saxton BurrHarold Saxton Burr was E. K. Hunt Professor of Anatomy at Yale University School of Medicine. His early years were spent in Springfield, Massachusetts, while most of his later life was spent in New Haven. In 1908 he was admitted to the Sheffield Scientific School at Yale and received his Ph.B. in...
- L Field
- ElectrotherapyElectrotherapyElectrotherapy is the use of electrical energy as a medical treatment In medicine, the term electrotherapy can apply to a variety of treatments, including the use of electrical devices such as deep brain stimulators for neurological disease. The term has also been applied specifically to the use of...