Boykin, Otis
1920-1982 · Contribution: 1960s-1970s
Improved control unit for artificial heart pacemakers
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Impact on the world
His improved control unit increased the reliability of pacemakers used in cardiac patients, and his other inventions improved resistor technology used widely in electronics. His precision resistor design was also adopted by the U.S. military for guided missile control systems.
Life & background
An inventor and engineer who developed an improved control unit for the artificial heart pacemaker, along with numerous innovations in electrical resistor technology used in consumer electronics.
Sources
- National Inventors Hall of Fame; Encyclopædia Britannica
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