Title :
The mathematization of biology and medicine: Who, when, how? [Retrospectroscope]
Author :
Valentinuzzi, Max E. ; Kohen, A.J.
Abstract :
The objective herein is to review and collect the most important efforts made to mathematize biology and medicine from Leonardo da Vinci´s time to the present, where mathematical biology (often including biophysics by sheer need) has become an established discipline with departments, congresses, and journals devoted to its further development.
Keywords :
biomedical engineering; physiological models; predator-prey systems; reviews; biology; biophysics; mathematical biology; mathematization; medicine; Biological system modeling; Biomedical engineering; Mathematical model; Mathematics; Sociology; Bioengineering; Biology; Biophysics; History, 15th Century; History, 16th Century; History, 17th Century; History, 18th Century; History, 19th Century; History, 20th Century; History, Medieval; Mathematics;
Journal_Title :
Pulse, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MPUL.2012.2228591
