Breathing Race into the Machine: The Surprising Career of the Spirometer from Plantation to Genetics

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Breathing Race into the Machine This page intentionally left blank  Breathing Race into the Machine the surprising career of the spirometer from Plantation to genetics Lundy Braun University of Minnesota Press Minneapolis • London The publication of this book was assisted by a bequest from Josiah H. Chase to honor his parents, Ellen Rankin Chase and Josiah Hook Chase, Minnesota territorial pioneers. Portions of chapters 1 and 2 were previously published as “Spirometry, Measurement, and Race in the Nineteenth Century,” Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences 60 (2005): 135–69. Copyright 2014 by the Regents of the University of Minnesota All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Published by the University of Minnesota Press 111 Third Avenue South, Suite 290 Minneapolis, MN 55401-2520 http://www.upress.umn.edu LibRARy of CoNgRESS CATALogiNg-iN-PUbLiCATioN DATA braun, Lundy, author. breathing race into the machine : the surprising career of the spirometer from plantation to genetics / Lundy braun. includes bibliographical references and index. iSbN 978-0-8166-8357-4 (hc : alk. paper) iSbN 978-0-8166-8359-8 (pb : alk. paper) i. Title. [DNLM: 1. Spirometry—history. 2. Spirometry— instrumentation. 3. African Continental Ancestry group. 4. European Continental Ancestry group. 5. History, 19th Century. 6. History, 20th Century. 7. Lung—physiology. 8. Pneumoconiosis—etiology. 9. Racism— history. Wb 284] RC773 616.2'44—dc23 2013032948 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper The University of Minnesota is an equal-opportunity educator and employer. 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 To my sister Martha 1951–1979 This page intentionally left blank ...