Forrest Bird
American engineer (1921–2015)
Forrest M. Bird (June 9, 1921 – August 2, 2015) is an American aviator, inventor and biomedical engineer. He was best known for having created some of the first reliable mass-produced mechanical ventilators for acute and chronic heart and lung care.[1]
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change- MIT Inventor of the Week: Forrest Bird
- American Respiratory Care Foundation: Forrest M. Bird Achievement Award
- National Inventors Hall of Fame: Forrest Bird Archived 2006-02-22 at the Wayback Machine
- About.com: Forrest Bird[permanent dead link]
- Forrest Bird on 60 Minutes Archived 2012-10-25 at the Wayback Machine
- Percussionaire Archived 2015-08-10 at the Wayback Machine
- Bird Aviation Museum
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