Atwater, Wilbur Olin

KJ Carpenter, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA

Published online: April 2001

DOI: 10.1038/npg.els.0003423

1844–1907 American chemist who pioneered human nutrition research in the USA.

Keywords: nutrition; calorimetry; food economics

Figure 1. Wilbur Olin Atwater (1844–1907).
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 Further Reading
    Atwater WO (1887) The chemistry of foods and nutrition. Century Magazine 31: 59–74.
    other Atwater WO and Benedict FG (1889) Experiments in the metabolism of matter and energy in the human body. Bulletin no. 69, U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of Experiment Stations.
    Carpenter KJ (1994) The life and times of W. O. Atwater (1844–1907). Journal of Nutrition 124: 1707S–1714S.

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Carpenter, KJ(Apr 2001) Atwater, Wilbur Olin. In: eLS. John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Chichester. http://www.els.net [doi: 10.1038/npg.els.0003423]