Hill
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
Archibald Vivian Hill (b. 1886) was a major contemporary physiologist known for his research on heat production in animal organisms, muscle and nerve dynamics, and the physical chemistry of blood and tissues. He developed sensitive instruments for studying heat production in nerves and muscles.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
HILL Archibald (Archibald Vivian Hill; b. 1886), one of the greatest contemporary physiologists, a naturalist by education. In 1923, he took up the chair of Starling at the University of London. H. is the author of a large series of works concerning general problems of heat production in animal organisms, particular problems of chemo- and thermodynamics of muscles and nerves, and the physical chemistry of blood and tissues. He produced a number of generalizing works in the field of understanding the processes of muscle contraction (see Muscles, physiology), as well as human training. In these researches, he is a consistent advocate of the physical interpretation of the processes of muscle contraction. The laboratory of H. developed a number of the most delicate installations for the study of heat production in nerves and muscles, which are at present the most sensitive instruments in this field.
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“Hill.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/hill/