# Earl Bakken

> Earl Elmer Bakken  was an American engineer, inventor, businessman and philanthropist. He founded Medtronic, where he developed the first external, battery-operated, transistorized, wearable artificial pacemaker in 1957.

*American academic (1924–2018)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/earl-bakken

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1924-01-10
- **Died:** 2018-10-21
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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## Platforms
- **WEBSITE**: http://www.earlbakken.com/

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