Emery A E
Medical School, University of Edinburgh.
J Med Genet. 1988 Jun;25(6):422-6. doi: 10.1136/jmg.25.6.422.
There is no doubt that John Dalton ranks among the great names in science, a position which rests on his enunciation of the Atomic Theory. However, his very first scientific paper in 1798 was concerned with his own affliction of colour blindness and was in fact the first clear description of the disorder. This publication stimulated much subsequent research into the pathophysiology and genetics of the condition. His recorded observations on colour blindness are detailed and precise and betoken the approach which was to characterise all his later research in chemistry.
毫无疑问，约翰·道尔顿位列科学领域的伟大人物之中，这一地位基于他对原子理论的阐述。然而，他在1798年发表的第一篇科学论文却是关于他自己的色盲症，实际上这也是对这种病症的首次清晰描述。这一出版物激发了随后对该病症病理生理学和遗传学的大量研究。他对色盲症的记录观察详细而精确，体现了一种后来在他所有化学研究中都具有代表性的方法。
