# Itzhak Bentov

> Itzhak "Ben" Bentov was a Czechoslovakia-born Israeli-American scientist, inventor, mystic and author. His many inventions, including the steerable cardiac catheter, helped pioneer the biomedical engineering industry. He was also a believer in the holographic universe theory and an early proponent of what has come to be referred to as consciousness studies and authored several books on the subject.

*Israeli American engineer and inventor*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** Israel
- **Born:** 1923-08-09
- **Died:** 1979-05-25
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Itzhak "Ben" Bentov was a Czechoslovakia-born Israeli-American scientist, inventor, mystic and author. His many inventions, including the steerable cardiac catheter, helped pioneer the biomedical engineering industry. He was also a believer in the holographic universe theory and an early proponent of what has come to be referred to as consciousness studies and authored several books on the subject.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 52.8 / 100
- **Momentum:** 6.4 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 6.4 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 33.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 35.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 55.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Itzhak Bentov](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itzhak_Bentov)
- [Itzhak Bentov](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itzhak_Bentov)
- [Itzhak Bentov](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itzhak_Bentov)
- [Іцхак Бентов](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%86%D1%86%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%BA_%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B2)
- [Itzhak Bentov](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itzhak_Bentov)
- [יצחק בנטוב](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%99%D7%A6%D7%97%D7%A7_%D7%91%D7%A0%D7%98%D7%95%D7%91)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6095261)

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