J Lee Kavanau -- A Man for All Sciences, Some Arts and Technology


Figures

Chapter 2


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Fig. 2-1. This diagram illustrates the main facets of the Weiss--Kavanau theory. The various symbols connote the following features of an organism in its early growth period: (a) the outer circle-the boundary of the organism; (b) the inner large circles-four cells belonging to two different types, leaving the area (c) between the outer circle and the large inner circles to represent the extracellular space and, particularly, the humoral communication medium; (d) double contoured circles or triangles within each cell-the particular type specific templates of the generative mass, with arrows indicating their reproductive activity; (e) the stippled area within each cell-differentiated mass, whose derivation from generative mass, with loss of generative capacity, is indicated by the symbol of broken templates; (f) solid triangles and circles-the type specific antitemplates of each cell, with arrows indicating drift; (g) double contoured figures, enclosing solid figures-templates inactivated by conjugation with antitemplates. [composed by Weiss -JLK]

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Fig. 2-2 (above, left). Figures from patent for the Universal Plate.

Fig. 2-3 (above, right). Figure from patent for the Anharmonic shaker cam-driving mechanism, as used for drawing curves.

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Fig. 2-4 (above, left). Previously unknown circumpolar intercept transforms of the circle.

Fig. 2-5 (above, right). Previously unknown 90° circumpolar intercept transforms of an ellipse.

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Fig. 2-6 (above, left). New Brunswick shaker advertised in Science incorporating at least one of the features of our Anharmonic shaker.

Fig. 2-7 (above, right). Our Finger-Tip fluid dispenser advertised by Palo in Science.

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Fig. 2-8. Figures from our patent for the Finger Tip fluid dispenser.

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Fig. 2-9 (above, left). Compensatory growth curves for total mass of an organ after removal of 25%, 50%, and 75% of its mass, for a specific case of inhibitor decay rate (see Fig. 2-1)

Fig. 2-10 (above, right). Experimental enclosure for studying the behavior of small sand burrowing reptiles at various depths and temperatures (controls for temperature are not shown). Each of the four sensing grids comprises the capacitor in an oscillator circuit (an example shown) which is tuned when the enclosure is filled with sand. When a reptile approaches the near vicinity of, or touches, a grid, the corresponding circuit is detuned, registering the presence of the animal in the grid's vicinity on an event recorder. Also shown is an example of an hour's record of grid detuning by an experimental animal.

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Fig. 2-11 (above, left). Diagram of a wheel running enclosure for small mammals.

Fig. 2-12 (above, right). Photograph of a wheel running enclosure for small mammals.

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Fig. 2 13. Some of my pencil sketches (my first ever). Prof. Thorpe's daughter, Margaret, is at lower right.

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