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Wilson Greatbatch

American engineer and inventor (1919-2011) · United Kingdom · On the map · Scientists · Died at 92

Wilson Greatbatch was an American engineer and pioneering inventor. He held more than 325 patents and was a member of the National Inventors Hall of Fame and a recipient of the Lemelson-MIT Prize and the National Medal of Technology and Innovation (1990).

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2011Died27 September 20112001Russ PrizeAward1996Lemelson-MIT PrizeAwardWashington AwardAward1990National Medal of Technology and InnovationAward1986Holley MedalAwardNational Inventors Hall of FameAward1919Born6 September 1919

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