Boykin, Otis
1920-1982 · Contribution: 1960s-1970s
Inventor and engineer
Improved control unit for artificial heart pacemakers
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Quick facts
- Born
- 1920, Dallas, Texas
- Active since
- 1959
- Category
- Science & Medicine
- Best known for
- Inventing an improved control unit for pacemakers
Impact on the world
Boykin's resistors became components in countless electronic devices, from consumer electronics to military systems, and his pacemaker control unit improved a device that keeps hearts beating.
Sources
- National Inventors Hall of Fame
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