Measuring activities and energy expended

Dr. Atwater pioneered the respiration calorimeter

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Collection Highlights (clockwise from left) Small calorimeter, W.O. Atwater, Respiration calorimeter, Atwater's students Wilbur Olin Atwater (1844-1907) was a professor of chemistry for 30 years at Wesleyan University, served as the first chief of USDA's Office of Experiment Stations, and directed studies measuring food nutrition, consumption, and metabolism. He developed and modified respiration calorimeters to study the energy expended during everyday activities, such as washing clothes, riding a stationary bike, and knitting. Learn more about these calorimeters in Atwater's papers and publications.

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