Body Worlds of Animals - Hagens, Gunther von; Whalley, Angelina
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BODY WORLDS of Animals is a completely new type of animal world, created by scientist and Plastinator Gunther von Hagens and curator Angelina Whalley, that gets under your skin. Never before have lay people been able to gain such deep insights into the design of our animal relatives, which amaze even vets! Through the aesthetic presentation of real, anatomically prepared animal bodies, the exhibition's turns death into the source of illustrative knowledge about life and raises awareness in the observer¿s mind about the protection of species. The 140 pages of this catalog show the…mehr

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BODY WORLDS of Animals is a completely new type of animal world, created by scientist and Plastinator Gunther von Hagens and curator Angelina Whalley, that gets under your skin. Never before have lay people been able to gain such deep insights into the design of our animal relatives, which amaze even vets! Through the aesthetic presentation of real, anatomically prepared animal bodies, the exhibition's turns death into the source of illustrative knowledge about life and raises awareness in the observer¿s mind about the protection of species.
The 140 pages of this catalog show the extraordinary: anatomical specimens, prepared and preserved with a new technology developed by Gunther von Hagens. In addition to the medical and anatomical information about different animal bodies, including a bear, an elephant, and a yak, the catalog contains interesting articles on the topics of bones, muscles, the nervous system, and organs. The chapters on the history of the creation of this unforgettable exhibition, Plastination, and animal anatomy are listed as follows:
Gunther von Hagens: Anatomical Safari
Angelina Whalley: Animal Anatomy
Strong Scaffolding: The Skeletal System
Mice under the Skin: The Muscular System
Electrified: The Nervous System
Breath by Breath: The Respiratory System
Wired for Life: The Cardiovascular System
Fueling the Body: The Digestive System
Filtering Waste: The Urinary System
Mainspring of Life: The Reproductive Organs & Prenatal Development
Whole-Body Plastinates
The first edition of this catalog, attractively designed and fully illustrated in color, certainly matches the original exhibition, BODY WORLDS, in fascination and didactic standards!
Autorenporträt
Gunther von Hagens, geb. 1945, studierte Medizin und promovierte an der Universität Heidelberg. 1977 erfindet er hier die Plastination, eine neuartige Konservierungsmethode für anatomische Präparate. Er patentierte das Verfahren und legte somit den Grundstock für seine weitere Entwicklung. 1994 gründete er das Institut für Plastination, das plastinierte Präparate für Ausbildungszwecke und für die KÖRPERWELTEN liefert. Er ist u.a. Gastprofessor an der Universität New York und Dalian/VR China. Zahlreiche wissenschaftliche Publikationen.

Angelina Whalley, geb. 1960, studierte Medizin an der Freien Universität Berlin und schloss Ihr Studium an der Heidelberger Universität ab. Hier lernt Sie Gunther von Hagens kennen, die beiden heiraten 1992. Die approbierte Ärztin ist Direktorin des Instituts für Plastination und konzipiert die KÖRPERWELTEN Ausstellungen, welche erstmals 1995 in Japan gezeigt werden. Bis heute haben über 30 Millionen Menschen in Städten Europas, Asiens und Nordamerikas die Ausstellungen besucht.