1803 ALDINI, Giovanni (1762 – 1834)

An account of the late improvements in galvanism…

Nephew of Galvani (see No. 593), Aldini developed and promoted animal electricity. His sensational experiments on the body of a criminal executed at Newgate, conducted with Carpue (No. 1989) were significant for the p…

GMN 1989.1 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/3817

1854 GUITARD, Pierre-Isidore-Catherine (1821 – )

Histoire de l'électricité médicale, comprenant l'étude des instruments et appareils, le résumé des auteurs, un choix d'observations.

The first history of medical electricity and electrotherapy. Digital facsimile from Google Books at this link.

GMN 10439 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/12632

1967 LICHT, Sidney (1908 – 1979)

History of electrotherapy. In: Therapeutic electricity and ultraviolet radiation.

GMN 2068.10 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/2425

1983 SCHECHTER, David Charles (1931 – )

Exploring the origins of electrical cardiac stimulation.

GMN 8755 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/10933

1984 ROWBOTTOM, Margaret; SUSSKIND, Charles (1921 – 2004)

Electricity and medicine: A history of their interaction.

GMN 2068.21 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/2479

2005 LÜDERITZ, Berndt (1940 – )

Profiles in cardiac pacing and electrophysiology.

GMN 10593 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/12786

2006 DELBOURGO, James

A most amazing scene of wonders: Electricity and enlightenment in early America.

"By examining the lives and visions of natural philosophers, spectacular showmen, religious preachers and medical therapists, he shows how electrical experiences of wonder, terror, and awe were connected to a broad ar…

GMN 8656 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/10833

2011 FINGER, Stanley; PICCOLINO, Marco (1946 – )

The shocking history of electric fishes: From ancient epochs to the birth of modern neurophysiology.

The first comprehensive history of this subject.

GMN 6843 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/9007