Bernard Lown

Bernard Lown was a Lithuanian-American cardiologist and inventor. Lown was the original developer of the direct current defibrillator for cardiac resuscitation, and the cardioverter for correcting rapid disordered heart rhythms. He introduced a new use for the drug lidocaine to control heartbeat disturbances.

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Who was born first?

• Bernard Lown and Norman Joseph Woodland were born the same year
• Bernard Lown and Gavriil Ilizarov were born the same year
• Bernard Lown was born 1 year before Jacques Piccard
• Bernard Lown was born 1 year after Gordon Gould
• Bernard Lown was born 1 year before Eugene Stoner

Timeline

1. Gordon GouldJuly 17, 1920 – September 16, 2005
2. Bernard Lown (this page)June 7, 1921 – February 16, 2021
3. Gavriil IlizarovJune 15, 1921 – July 24, 1992
4. Norman Joseph WoodlandSeptember 6, 1921 – December 9, 2012
5. Eugene StonerNovember 22, 1922 – April 24, 1997
6. Jacques PiccardJuly 28, 1922 – November 1, 2008

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