Earl Bakken
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Earl Bakken was an American engineer and inventor best known for creating the first wearable, battery-powered pacemaker and co-founding the medical technology company Medtronic.
Aliases (3)
- Earl Elmer Bakken ×1
- Medtronic ×1
- The Bakken Museum ×1
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
electrical engineer
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entrepreneur → human → inventor → |
| awardReceived |
Edison Medal
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IEEE Founders Medal → National Medal of Technology and Innovation → |
| coFounded |
Medtronic
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| coFounder |
Earl Bakken
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| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| dateOfBirth |
1924-01-10
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| dateOfDeath |
2018-10-21
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| developedFor |
treatment of heart block and cardiac arrhythmias
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| educatedAt |
University of Minnesota
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| familyName |
Bakken
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| fieldOfWork |
biomedical engineering
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medical device technology → |
| founded |
The Bakken Museum
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| founder |
Earl Bakken
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| fullName |
Earl Elmer Bakken
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| gender |
male
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| givenName |
Earl
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| hasEmployer |
Medtronic
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| hasEthnicity |
Norwegian-American
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| industry |
medical devices
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medical technology → |
| inspiredBy |
post-surgical cardiac care needs at University of Minnesota Hospitals
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| knownFor |
co-founding Medtronic
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inventing the first wearable, battery-powered pacemaker → pioneering implantable cardiac pacemaker technology → |
| languageSpoken |
English
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| nationality |
American
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| notableAchievement |
helping establish Medtronic as a leading global medical device company
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| notableContribution |
advancement of cardiac rhythm management devices
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| notableIdea |
use of transistorized, battery-powered circuits in pacemakers
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| notableWork |
first wearable, battery-powered external pacemaker
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| occupation |
businessperson
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engineer → inventor → |
| placeOfBirth |
Columbia Heights, Minnesota, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
Hawaii, United States
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| positionHeld |
Chairman of Medtronic
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Chief Executive Officer of Medtronic → |
| residence |
Hawaii, United States
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Minnesota, United States → |
Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Medtronic
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Medtronic plc → |
foundedBy |
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Medtronic
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coFounder |
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The Bakken Museum
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founder |
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Earl Bakken
("Earl Elmer Bakken")
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fullName |