Wilson Greatbatch and the Accidental Heart Stimulator

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English - September 04, 2015 10:20 - 1 minute - 6.29 MB Video
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In the 1950s, medical researcher Wilson Greatbach was building an oscillator to record heart sounds when he pulle dthe wrong resistor out of a box. When he assembled his device, it began to giv off a rhythmic electrical pulse. It was then realised his invention could be used as a pacemaker.