In Prof. Huxley's work, on the other hand, we never miss his fascinating presence: now he is gravely shaking his head, now compressing the lips with emphasis, and from time to time with a quiet ...

The Hodgkin-Huxley (H-H) theory of the action potential, formulated 50 years ago, remains one of the great success stories in biology, and ranks among the most significant conceptual breakthroughs ...