TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1 Early Days, 1928-1945
Chapter 2 Adelaide University and Medical Residency, 1946-1953
Chapter 3 London early days, 1953-1956
Chapter 4 Postgraduate Medical School, 1956-1960
Chapter 5 Silver Hut Expedition, 1960-1961
Chapter 6 University of Buffalo and the Postgraduate Medical School, 1961-1967
Chapter 7 Palo Alto and the NASA Ames Research Center, 1967-1969
Chapter 8 University of California, San Diego, 1969-1981
Chapter 9 American Medical Research Expedition to Everest, 1981
Chapter 10 University of California San Diego, 1982-present
About the Author: Dr. West's research interests are broad with an emphasis on the physiology of pulmonary gas exchange. He has also worked on the bird lung, pulmonary bleeding in racehorses, and the effects of snorkeling in elephants. His honors include membership of the National Academy of Medicine and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and he has received honorary doctorates from universities in Athens, Barcelona and Ferrara.
