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William P. Murphy Jr.

American physician and inventor (1923-2023) · United States · Doctors · Died at 100

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William Parry Murphy Jr. was an American physician and inventor of medical devices including collaborating on a flexible sealed blood bag used for blood transfusions.

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Awards

National Inventors Hall of Fame2008
Lemelson-MIT Prize2003
Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering

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Father: William P. Murphy

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William Parry Murphy Jr. was an American physician and inventor of medical devices including collaborating on a flexible sealed blood bag used for blood transfusions. He was the son of the American physician William Parry Murphy who shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology for Medicine in 1934, and Harriett Adams, the first licensed female dentist in Massachusetts.

Country
United States
Category
Doctors
Type
Doctor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1923 to 2023 · aged 100

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