Valentin M
Hist Sci Med. 1996;30(1):13-8.
Marcelin Berthelot has written that Lavoisier's physiological revolution has been nearly as important as his chemical one. Moreover he went beyond theoretical researches by a continual approach of labour and human environment, making himself a real precursor of ergonomics. Thus indeed can be considered his works on lighting, room aeration, hospitals reorganization, improvement of jails, transfer of slaughter-houses, watering and water-course, cesspools. Finally and chiefly his experimentation with Seguin on respiration and perspiration, as well as the wording of the program of the Prizes of Insalubrious Arts realize a genius' prospect of labour physiology and medicine already enclosed in what will later be ergonomics.
马塞尔兰·贝托莱写道，拉瓦锡的生理学革命几乎与他的化学革命同样重要。此外，他通过不断研究劳动和人类环境，超越了理论研究，成为了人体工程学的真正先驱。因此，他在照明、室内通风、医院重组、监狱改善、屠宰场迁移、供水和水道、污水池等方面的工作确实值得一提。最后，也是最重要的，他与塞甘关于呼吸和排汗的实验，以及有害艺术奖计划的措辞，实现了一位天才对劳动生理学和医学的展望，而这一展望已蕴含在后来的人体工程学之中。
