# Bernard Lown

> Bernard Lown was a Lithuanian-American cardiologist and inventor. Lown was the original developer of the direct current defibrillator for cardiac resuscitation, and the cardioverter for correcting rapid disordered heart rhythms. He introduced a new use for the drug lidocaine to control heartbeat disturbances.

*American cardiologist, developer of the DC defibrillator and the cardioverter (1921-2021)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/bernard-lown

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Born:** 1921-06-07
- **Died:** 2021-02-16
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 49.9 / 100
- **Momentum:** 2.3 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 15.2 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 65.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 65.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **WEBSITE**: https://bernardlown.org

## Sources
- [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Bernard_Lown)
- [برنارد لوان](https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF_%D9%84%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86)
- [Бэрнард Лаўн](https://be_x_old.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D1%8D%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B4_%D0%9B%D0%B0%D1%9E%D0%BD)
- [Бернард Лаўн](https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B4_%D0%9B%D0%B0%D1%9E%D0%BD)
- [Bernard Lown](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Lown)
- [Bernard Lown](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Lown)
- [Bernard Lown](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Lown)
- [Bernard Lown](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Lown)
- [Bernard Lown](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Lown)
- [Bernard Lown](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Lown)
- [ברנרד לאון](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%91%D7%A8%D7%A0%D7%A8%D7%93_%D7%9C%D7%90%D7%95%D7%9F)
- [Բերնարդ Լաուն](https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B2%D5%A5%D6%80%D5%B6%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%A4_%D4%BC%D5%A1%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B6)
- [Bernard Lown](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Lown)
- [Bernard Lown](https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Lown)
- [Bernard Lown](https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Lown)
- [Лаун, Бернард](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%B0%D1%83%D0%BD%2C_%D0%91%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B4)
- [Bernard Lown](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Lown)
- [Bernard Lown](https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Lown)
- [Бернард Лаун](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B4_%D0%9B%D0%B0%D1%83%D0%BD)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q723263)

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