Tag cardiac physiology
Augustus Desiré Waller (1856-1922) 680

Augustus Desiré Waller

Augustus Desiré Waller (1856–1922) was a British physiologist who recorded the first human electrocardiogram (ECG) in 1887. His work laid the foundation for modern electrocardiography and inspired Willem Einthoven’s innovations.

Luigi Galvani (1737-1798) 340

Luigi Galvani

Luigi Galvani (1737 - 1798) Italian obstetrician, surgeon and anatomist. Discovered the physiological action of electricity and demonstrated the existence of natural electric current in animal tissue - "the electrical forces in muscular movements" or the 'animal electricity'