Edgar Adrian 1st Baron Adrian Scientist

Edgar Douglas Adrian, 1st Baron Adrian, OM PRS (30 November 1889 – 4 August 1977) was an English electrophysiologist and recipient of the 1932 Nobel Prize for Physiology, won jointly with Sir Charles Sherrington for work on the function of neurons. He provided experimental evidence for the all-or-none law of nerves.

Personal facts

Edgar Adrian 1st Baron Adrian
Alias (AKA)Adrian Edgar Douglas Adrian 1st Baron
Birth dateNovember 30, 1889
Birth place
England , London , Hampstead
Nationality
United Kingdom
Date of deathAugust 04, 1977
Place of death
Cambridgeshire , England , Cambridge
Education
University of Cambridge
Spouse
Hester Adrian Baroness Adrian

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Scientist

awards
Royal Society
Field of study
Biology

Edgar Adrian 1st Baron Adrian on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.nobel.se/medicine/laureates/1932/adrian-bio.html
  2. http://www.trin.cam.ac.uk/index.php?pageid=172