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Michael Heidelberger

Michael Heidelberger

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Chemistry

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56
Citations
9901
World Ranking
11774
National Ranking
3164

Immunology

D-Index
57
Citations
10529
World Ranking
3635
National Ranking
1679

Overview

Michael Heidelberger is affiliated with New York University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily within arts and humanities as well as physics and astronomy. The main areas of study focus on the interaction between these disciplines, highlighting the history and philosophy of science alongside specific subfields in astronomy and molecular physics.

Heidelberger's work addresses cross-disciplinary topics, integrating historical and philosophical analysis with scientific inquiry. Their principal fields of study include:

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Physics and Astronomy

Within the subfields, their contributions are concentrated in:

  • History and Philosophy of Science
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

Their main research topics reflect this intersection of philosophy and science, emphasizing the development of scientific thought and its historical context. The primary topics of their work include:

  • Philosophy, Science, and History
  • Philosophy and History of Science
  • Historical Philosophy and Science
  • Origins and Evolution of Life
  • Quantum Mechanics and Applications

Collaborative work has involved at least one frequent coauthor, Juliane Schicker, indicating ongoing partnerships in their research endeavors.

Although there are no listed recent publications or specified venues associated with a prolific output, Heidelberger's contributions are rooted in significant interdisciplinary areas linking scientific principles with their philosophical and historical dimensions. This scope positions their research in a unique niche that spans from understanding the roots of scientific theories to engaging with contemporary topics in quantum mechanics and life evolution.

Best Publications

  • PREVENTION OF PNEUMOCOCCAL PNEUMONIA BY IMMUNIZATION WITH SPECIFIC CAPSULAR POLYSACCHARIDES

    Colin M. MacLeod;Richard G. Hodges;Michael Heidelberger;William G. Bernhard

  • A QUANTITATIVE THEORY OF THE PRECIPITIN REACTION : III. THE REACTION BETWEEN CRYSTALLINE EGG ALBUMIN AND ITS HOMOLOGOUS ANTIBODY.

    Michael Heidelberger;Forrest E. Kendall

  • THE SOLUBLE SPECIFIC SUBSTANCE OF PNEUMOCOCCUS

    Michael Heidelberger;Oswald T. Avery

  • A QUANTITATIVE STUDY OF THE PRECIPITIN REACTION BETWEEN TYPE III PNEUMOCOCCUS POLYSACCHARIDE AND PURIFIED HOMOLOGOUS ANTIBODY

    Michael Heidelberger;Forrest E. Kendall

  • THE ACTIVATING EFFECT OF MAGNESIUM AND OTHER CATIONS ON THE HEMOLYTIC FUNCTION OF COMPLEMENT.

    Manfred M. Mayer;Abraham G. Osler;Otto G. Bier;Michael Heidelberger

  • THE PRECIPITIN REACTION BETWEEN TYPE III PNEUMOCOCCUS POLYSACCHARIDE AND HOMOLOGOUS ANTIBODY III. A QUANTITATIVE STUDY AND A THEORY OF THE REACTION MECHANISM

    Michael Heidelberger;Forrest E. Kendall

  • QUANTITATIVE MICRO-ESTIMATION OF ANTIBODIES IN THE SERA OF MAN AND OTHER ANIMALS.

    Michael Heidelberger;Catherine F. C. Macpherson

  • A SEROLOGICALLY INACTIVE POLYSACCHARIDE ELABORATED BY MUCOID STRAINS OF GROUP A HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS

    Forrest E. Kendall;Michael Heidelberger;Martin H. Dawson

  • The Molecular Weight of Antibodies

    Michael Heidelberger;Kai O. Pedersen

  • Persistence of Antibodies in Human Subjects Injected with Pneumococcal Polysaccharides

    Michael Heidelberger;Marie M. Dilapi;Morris Siegel;Annabel W. Walter

  • THE SOLUBLE SPECIFIC SUBSTANCE OF PNEUMOCOCCUS : THIRD PAPER.

    Michael Heidelberger;Walther F. Goebel;Oswald T. Avery

  • THE PRECIPITIN REACTION BETWEEN TYPE III PNEUMOCOCCUS POLYSACCHARIDE AND HOMOLOGOUS ANTIBODY : II. CONDITIONS FOR QUANTITATIVE PRECIPITATION OF ANTIBODY IN HORSE SERA.

    Michael Heidelberger;Forrest E. Kendall

  • A QUANTITATIVE THEORY OF THE PRECIPITIN REACTION : II. A STUDY OF AN AZOPROTEIN-ANTIBODY SYSTEM.

    Michael Heidelberger;Forrest E. Kendall

  • QUANTITATIVE STUDIES ON THE PRECIPITIN REACTION : THE DETERMINATION OF SMALL AMOUNTS OF A SPECIFIC POLYSACCHARIDE.

    Michael Heidelberger;Forrest E. Kendall

  • THE SPECIFIC POLYSACCHARIDES OF TYPES I, II, AND III PNEUMOCOCCUS : A REVISION OF METHODS AND DATA.

    Michael Heidelberger;Forrest E. Kendall;Henry W. Scherp

  • The Specific Polysaccharide of Type VI Pneumococcus. II.1 The Repeating Unit2

    Paul A. Rebers;Michael Heidelberger

  • THE MOLECULAR WEIGHT AND ISOELECTRIC POINT OF THYROGLOBULIN

    Michael Heidelberger;Kai O. Pedersen

  • ANTIBODY FORMATION IN VOLUNTEERS FOLLOWING INJECTION OF PNEUMOCOCCI OR THEIR TYPE-SPECIFIC POLYSACCHARIDES.

    Michael Heidelberger;Colin M. MacLeod;Samuel J. Kaiser;Betty Robinson

  • QUANTITATIVE STUDIES ON THE PRECIPITIN REACTION : ANTIBODY PRODUCTION IN RABBITS INJECTED WITH AN AZO PROTEIN.

    Michael Heidelberger;Forrest E. Kendall;Check M. Soo Hoo

  • Immunochemical relationships between bacteria belonging to two separate families: pneumococci and Klebsiella.

    Michael Heidelberger;Michael Heidelberger;Wolfgang Nimmich;Wolfgang Nimmich

  • Immunochemical approaches to problems in microbiology

    Michael Heidelberger;Otto J. Plescia;Robert A. Day

  • The clonal selection theory of acquired immunity

    Michael Heidelberger

Frequent Co-Authors

Elvin A. Kabat
Elvin A. Kabat Columbia University
D. Rittenberg
D. Rittenberg Columbia University
Rudolf Schoenheimer
Rudolf Schoenheimer Columbia University
A. Baird Hastings
A. Baird Hastings Harvard University
Donald D. Van Slyke
Donald D. Van Slyke Brookhaven National Laboratory
Emil C. Gotschlich
Emil C. Gotschlich Rockefeller University
Klaus Jann
Klaus Jann Max Planck Society
Joseph M. Davie
Joseph M. Davie Pfizer (Germany)
Ida Ørskov
Ida Ørskov Statens Serum Institut
Frits Ørskov
Frits Ørskov Statens Serum Institut

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