on humans. His meticulous notes and new ideas of testing subjects described in his book Der tastsinn und das gemeingefühl (English: "The sense of touch and the common sensibility") led E. B. Titchener to call the work "the foundation stone of experimental psychology". The book that described blood circulation research, Wellenlehre, auf Experimenten gegrϋndet (English: "Wave Theory, Founded on Experiments") became instantly recognized as very important to physics and physiology. This research lead the way for future investigating, although it was not formally published until 1850 with the culmination of the rest of his research on blood in a book entitled, Ueber die Anwendung der Wellenlehre auf die Lehre vom Kreislauf des Blutes und insbesondere auf die Pulslehre (English: "Concerning the application of the wave theory to the theory of the circulation of the blood and, in particular, on the pulse teaching"). Anatomia comparata nervi sympathici (1817) De aure et auditu hominis et animalium (1820) Tractatus de motu iridis (1821) Wellenlehre auf Experimente gegründet (1825) Joint works with his brothers Wilhelm Eduard Weber and Eduard Friedrich Weber: Zusätze zur Lehre vom Bau und von der Verrichtung der Geschlechtsorgane (1846) Die Lehre vom Tastsinn und Gemeingefühl (1851) Annotationes anatomicae et physiologicae (1851) Legacy and influence Weber is often cited as the pioneer or father of experimental psychology. He was the first to conduct true psychological experiments that held validity. While most psychologists of the time conducted work from behind a desk, Weber was actively conducting experiments, manipulating only one variable at a time in order to gain more accurate results. This paved the way for the field of psychology as an experimental science and opened the way for the development of even more accurate and intense research methods. One of Weber’s greatest influences was on Gustav Fechner. Weber was appointed the Dozent of Psychology at the University of Leipzig the same year that Fechner enrolled. Weber’s work with sensation inspired Fechner to further the work and go on to develop Weber’s law. At the time of his sensation work, Weber did not fully realize the implications that his experiments would have on understanding of sensory stimulus and response. See also Weberian apparatus Weber test References External links 1795 births 1878 deaths German physiologists German psychologists Experimental psychologists People from Wittenberg People from the Electorate of Saxony Leipzig University alumni Academic staff of Leipzig University Foreign Members of the Royal Society German