Kenneth Stewart Cole

Kenneth Stewart Cole
Born(1900-07-10)July 10, 1900
DiedApril 18, 1984(1984-04-18) (aged 83)
Alma materOberlin College
Cornell University
Known forCole–Cole equation
Voltage clamp
SpouseElizabeth Evans Roberts
Children2
AwardsForMemRS (1972)
National Medal of Science (1967)
Guggenheim Fellowship (1941)
Scientific career
FieldsBiophysics

Kenneth Stewart Cole (July 10, 1900 – April 18, 1984) was an American biophysicist described by his peers as "a pioneer in the application of physical science to biology".[1] Cole was awarded the National Medal of Science in 1967.[2][3]

  1. ^ Goldman, D.E. 1985. Kenneth S. Cole 1900-1984. Biophysical Journal 47:859-860
  2. ^ "Kenneth Cole, 83, Scientist, is Dead". New York Times. April 20, 1984. Kenneth S. Cole, winner of the National Medal of Science and a pioneer in the study of the electrical properties of nerves and other living cells, died Wednesday at the Wesley Palms Retirement Home in La Jolla, California He was 83 years old. Dr. Cole, known as the father of biophysics, was one of the first scientists to apply the concepts and techniques of physics to the study of the excitation and response of living cells. His studies of electrical resistance in nerve cells, especially those of squid, laid the foundation for the rapid advance of neurophysiology in the 1930s and 1940s.
  3. ^ Schwan HP. 2001. The concept of bioimpedance from the start: evolution and personal historical reminiscences. Proc. IX Bioimpedance Conf., Oslo, Norway

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