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Earl Bakken

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American academic (1924-2018)

United StatesScientistsLived 1924 to 2018 · aged 94
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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.

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2001Russ Prize

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Country
United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
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Lived 1924 to 2018 · aged 94
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