Monday, May 6, 2019

Did You Know that Otis Boykin invented the Cardiac Pacemaker?





(August 29, 1920, Dallas, Texas – March 13, 1982, Chicago, Illinois)

Boykin was an African-American inventor and engineer, who patented 28 electronic devices. One of his early inventions was an improved wire resistor

Other notable inventions include a variable resistor used in guided missiles.

His most famous invention was  a control unit for the artificial cardiac pacemaker.  The device essentially uses electrical impulses to maintain a regular heartbeat.

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