Action biologique des courants de haute frequence
A. D'Arsonval · 1934
Scientists have documented biological effects from high-frequency electromagnetic fields since 1934, nearly a century before our wireless world.
Plain English Summary
This 1934 French conference paper by D'Arsonval examined the biological effects of high-frequency electrical currents on living systems. As one of the earliest scientific investigations into how radiofrequency energy affects biological processes, it helped establish the foundation for modern EMF health research. The work represents pioneering research into what we now recognize as a critical public health issue.
Why This Matters
This paper holds special significance as one of the earliest documented investigations into radiofrequency biological effects, published nearly nine decades ago. D'Arsonval's work predates our modern wireless world by generations, yet it recognized something the telecommunications industry often downplays today: that high-frequency electromagnetic fields interact with living systems in measurable ways. The reality is that concerns about EMF biological effects aren't new or fringe science. They've been documented by researchers since the early 20th century, long before cell phones, WiFi, and 5G became ubiquitous in our daily lives. What this means for you is that the biological effects of radiofrequency energy aren't some recent discovery or conspiracy theory. They represent nearly a century of scientific inquiry, starting with foundational work like D'Arsonval's and continuing through thousands of peer-reviewed studies today.
Finding
Tutte queste dati sono stati ritrovati, a partire dal 1929, da diversi autori: da CHRISTIE e Loomis, SCHERESCHEVSKY, SAIDMANN, HEINRICH, in quanto all'azione delle alte frequenze sugli animali; da JELLINEK nelle sue ricerche sulla morte per elettrocuzione e sull'attivazione degli scambi negli animali; da VON OETTINGEN, SCHLIEPHAKE, Haase e altri sull'effetto abiotico sui microrganismi e su cellule isolati; da von OETTINGEN e Hook dal punto di vista dell'azione iperémiana e anticoagulante, ecc.
In their words
“Tutte queste dati sono stati ritrovati, a partire dal 1929, da diversi autori: da CHRISTIE e Loomis, SCHERESCHEVSKY, SAIDMANN, HEINRICH, in quanto all'azione delle alte frequenze sugli animali; da JELLINEK nelle sue ricerche sulla morte per elettrocuzione e sull'attivazione degli scambi negli animali; da VON OETTINGEN, SCHLIEPHAKE, Haase e altri sull'effetto abiotico sui microrganismi e su cellule isolati; da von OETTINGEN e Hook dal punto di vista dell'azione iperémiana e anticoagulante, ecc.”
Exposure Information
Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study.
Study Details
To study the biological effects of high frequency currents and their excitability on living tissues in function of frequency.
The study involved the use of electrical excitation through a capacitor discharge, calibrated and ch...
The experiments showed that neuro-muscular excitation phenomena decrease with increasing frequency b...
High frequency currents do not act solely through thermal effects. The biological effects depend on various factors yet to be determined. The need for choosing and measuring the action of high frequency currents is emphasized. The author proposes using the galvanic unit as a measure of excitation energy.
Show BibTeX
@article{action_biologique_des_courants_de_haute_frequence_g4818,
author = {A. D'Arsonval},
title = {Action biologique des courants de haute frequence},
year = {1934},
}