DocumentCode
56656
Title
The mathematization of biology and medicine: Who, when, how? [Retrospectroscope]
Author
Valentinuzzi, Max E. ; Kohen, A.J.
Volume
4
Issue
1
fYear
2013
fDate
Jan. 2013
Firstpage
50
Lastpage
56
Abstract
The objective herein is to review and collect the most important efforts made to mathematize biology and medicine from Leonardo da Vinci´s time to the present, where mathematical biology (often including biophysics by sheer need) has become an established discipline with departments, congresses, and journals devoted to its further development.
Keywords
biomedical engineering; physiological models; predator-prey systems; reviews; biology; biophysics; mathematical biology; mathematization; medicine; Biological system modeling; Biomedical engineering; Mathematical model; Mathematics; Sociology; Bioengineering; Biology; Biophysics; History, 15th Century; History, 16th Century; History, 17th Century; History, 18th Century; History, 19th Century; History, 20th Century; History, Medieval; Mathematics;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Pulse, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
2154-2287
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MPUL.2012.2228591
Filename
6461587
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