- Rene Quinton
René Quinton (1866-1925), also named "french darwin", was a
naturalist ,physiologist andbiologist .Medicine
At the end of the 19th century, Quinton worked with
Etienne-Jules Marey , Member of academy of medicine and president of the academy of sciences ["Quinton, le sérum de la vie", Maxence Layet et Jean-Claude Rodet, Paris, France: Edition Trédaniel, 2008, ISBN 978-2-7029-0637-8] . In 1896, he formulated the "theory of constance" that made him called "the french Darwin".Quinton worked as assistant at the Laboratoire de Pathologie Physiologique in the College de France.He studied temperatures and salt concentration between species. Quinton observed that ocean water is quite similar to human body and made it drinkable and injectable ["L'Eau de mer, milieu organique", Masson, édition Encre, Paris, 1904. [http://visualiseur.bnf.fr/Visualiseur?Destination=Gallica&O=NUMM-74609 Book] available on the website
Gallica ] .Successful experiments on animals and humans made Quinton plasma accepted as medecine in many countries.
Aviation
His work was significant in the development of
aviation . Quinton co-founded the "Aero-club de France". In 1908, he also founded the first school for pilotes in the world named "Ligue Nationale Aérienne". Quinton worked withPaul Doumer ,André Michelin etPaul Painlevé .References
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* [http://search.wikia.com/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Quinton Mini-article]
* [http://www.editions-tredaniel.com/maxence-layet-auteur-786.html "Le plasma de Quinton, le sérum de la vie"]
* [http://green.wikia.com/wiki/Quinton Wikia green]
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