Andrew Huxley

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:hospital
gptkb:physicist
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:University
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkb:University_College_London
gptkbp:awarded_by gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physiology_or_Medicine
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physiology_or_Medicine
gptkb:Royal_Medal
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Beverley,_East_Riding_of_Yorkshire,_England
gptkbp:born gptkb:England
November 22, 1917
November 29, 1917
gptkbp:children gptkb:3
Catherine Huxley
Huxley family descendants
gptkbp:contribution interdisciplinary research
scientific communication
theoretical biology
electrophysiology
scientific education
cellular physiology
academic mentorship
biophysical methods
squid giant axon
biological electrical activity
cell membrane dynamics
experimental techniques in physiology
ionic channels
muscle contraction mechanisms
neural signaling
neurobiological models
neuron function
quantitative analysis in biology
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:died May 30, 2012
gptkbp:died_in gptkb:Cambridge
gptkbp:education gptkb:Trinity_College,_Cambridge
gptkbp:field physiology
gptkbp:field_of_study physiology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Andrew Huxley
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Richard_Dawkins
gptkb:Sir_David_Attenborough
gptkb:John_Gurdon
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Hermann_von_Helmholtz
gptkb:Thomas_Henry_Huxley
gptkbp:known_for Neuroscience
Huxley– Hodgkin model
action potential research
membrane theory
nerve impulses
gptkbp:members gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:Academy_of_Medical_Sciences
gptkb:University
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:British
gptkbp:notable_alumni gptkb:Hugh_Huxley
gptkbp:notable_work The Physiology of Excitable Cells
gptkbp:research_focus neurophysiology
biophysics
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Evelyn_Huxley