Bernard Lown
✓ Source-basedstableAmerican cardiologist, developer of the DC defibrillator and the cardioverter (1921-2021)
ScientistsLived 1921 to 2021 · aged 99
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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.
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Joan BrossaAlso won honorary doctor of the Autonomous University of Barcelona
Diana ŽiliūtėAlso won Commander of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas
Omar BarghoutiAlso won Gandhi Peace Award
Tomas VenclovaAlso won Commander of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas
Montserrat TorrentAlso won honorary doctor of the Autonomous University of Barcelona
A. J. MusteAlso won Gandhi Peace AwardAbout this person
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Scientists
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Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1921 to 2021 · aged 99
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