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Robert Jarvik

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American inventor, creator of the Jarvik-7 artificial heart

United StatesScientistsLived 1946 to 2025 · aged 79
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Robert Koffler Jarvik was an American scientist, researcher and businessman known for his role in developing the Jarvik-7 artificial heart.

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Jarvik (left) and William DeVries on Good Morning America in 1981. DeVries is holding an early model of an artificial heart.Jarvik (left) and William DeVries on Good Morning America in 1981. DeVries is holding an early model of an artificial heart.

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United States
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Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
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Lived 1946 to 2025 · aged 79
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