Charles Frederick Ehret (March 9, 1923 – February 24, 2007)[1] was a World War II veteran and molecular biologist who worked at Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) in Lemont, Illinois, for 40 years.
Ehret researched the effects of electromagnetic radiation on bacillus megaterium with Edward Lawrence (Larry) Powers, as well as the effects of time shifts on paramecia, rats and humans. A graduate of City College of New York and the University of Notre Dame, Ehret formulated the term "circadian dyschronism", popularized the term zeitgeber ("time giver") in the 1980s while appearing on morning TV news shows, and helped travellers with the Jet Lag Diet,[2][3][4] and The Cure for Jet Lag by Lynne W. Scanlon and Ehret.[3][5]
Ehret once created the world's largest spectrograph,[6] a rainbow 100 feet (30 m) long, that was large enough to bathe many petri dishes of tetrahymena in each 100 pm of the color spectrum.[citation needed]
During World War II, Ehret served with the Army's 87th Infantry Division.[6] He was decorated with the Purple Heart and Bronze Star.[5]
Ehret died at his home in Grayslake, Illinois on February 24, 2007.[7]
References
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- ^ "How to Prevent Jet Lag with a Modified Diet: 4 Steps". www.wikihow.com. Archived from the original on 11 June 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Charles Ehret, 83; researcher known for developing a diet to fight jet lag". Los Angeles Times. 2007-03-03. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
- ^ Brody, Jane E. (1983-05-22). "The Jet-Lag Diet". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
- ^ a b Tribune, Joan Giangrasse Kates, Special to the. "Dr. Charles F. Ehret: 1923 - 2007". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Sullivan, Patricia (4 March 2007). "Charles F. Ehret; Devised Method to Fight Jet Lag". The Washington Post.
- ^ "Obituaries - Death Notices - Newspaper Obituaries - Online Obituaries - Newspaper Death Notices - Online Death Notices". Legacy.com. 27 September 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
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