ERICH BLECHSCHMIDT, MD, (1904-1992) an anatomist and embryologist, studied the human form and the way it develops during ontogeny, principally during the first eight weeks after conception. He was the author of more than 120 scientific papers and numerous books. RAYMOND F. GASSER, PhD, is Professor Emeritus of Clinical Anatomy at the Louisiana State University School of Medicine. He is a member of the Federative International Committee for Anatomical Terminology and the Advisory Committee for the Human Developmental Anatomy Center of the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology.
"This book is unique amongst texts on human
embryology...refreshing, stimulating and interesting to read."
—Journal of Anatomy
"This book provides revolutionary insights in the fields of anatomy
and physiology; it enables an initial step in a rational
interpretation of ‘how' our anatomy arises after fertilization.
Just as the science of chemistry became a useful discipline only
after mechanics had passed though centuries of maturation, this
book demonstrates the importance of establishing a logical,
consistent biomechanics of embryological development before
attempting to comprehend its chemistry aka molecular biology.
Developmental biochemistry can mature only when we have secure
knowledge of the spatial and temporal aspects of growth, together
with its biomechanics and biodynamics. This book helps us grasp the
forces of living cells and tissues that are at work during normal
development.
"Based on the unique museum of three-dimensional reconstructions of
human embryos at the University of Göttingen and key results from
decades of publications in German, this reprint is core material
for any English-reading person who wants a deeper understanding of
embryology than what is provided in conventional textbooks. The
nutshell at the end of the cover statement for the first edition
(published in the American Lecture Series under the editorship of
Professor A. R. Burdi) can hardly be bettered: ‘It is impossible to
overrate the importance of this information to researchers,
educators, students and practitioners in the field. The text offers
nothing less than a total reassessment and revision of the accepted
ideas of human differentiation and all the implications that such a
revision entails.'"
--Brian Freeman, PhD, Medical Sciences, University of New South
Wales
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