Historical Bibliography Updated: June 16, 2026

Writing the pulse: The origins and career of the sphygmograph and its American masters.

Publication Details

No place identified: Xlibris.com, 2018 CE.

"The definitive history of a technology that was used in research and practice in Europe and America beginning with the invention of the sphygmograph by German physiologist Karl Vierordt in 1854" (W. Bruce Fye).

Browse Tags

Cardiology & Blood
Instruments & Devices

Thematic Classifications

CARDIOLOGY › History of Cardiology CARDIOLOGY › Tests for Heart & Circulatory Function › Sphygmogram INSTRUMENTS & TECHNOLOGIES › Medical Instruments › Sphygmomanometer

Catalog Metadata	Reference Information
Entry Number	#12362
Permanent Link	https://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/14586
External URL	writing-the-pulse-the-origins-and-career-of-the-sphygmograph-and-its-american-masters