David E. Goldman (David Eliot Goldman, 1910–1998) was a scientist famous for the
Goldman equation
The Goldman–Hodgkin–Katz voltage equation, more commonly known as the Goldman equation, is used in cell membrane physiology to determine the reversal potential across a cell's membrane, taking into account all of the ions that are permeant t ...
which he derived for his doctorate degree in 1943 at
Columbia University
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working with
Kenneth Cole.
In the 1950s, while employed by the
United States Navy
The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ...
, he was part of the CHABA (Committee on hearing and bioacoustics) team, which looked at the human effects of high-intensity noise. He became an early proponent of protection against loud noise and vibration.
His son Dr. James Eliot Goldman is a scientist and
neuropathologist.
See also
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Long-term exposure to environmental noise
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GHK flux equation
References
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1910 births
1998 deaths
American biophysicists
Columbia University alumni