Portrait of Earl Bakken
Dublin Core
Title
Portrait of Earl Bakken
Subject
Open Heart Surgery
Description
Earl Bakken, founder of Medtronic, invented the transistorized battery-powered pacemaker in 1957. The pacemaker was used by Dr. C. Walton Lillehei to treat patients who developed post-operative heart block following a corrective open heart procedure.
Creator
University of Minnesota
Source
"Bak-Barnum," Photograph Collection. University of Minnesota Archives
Publisher
University of Minnesota
Date
undated
Rights
Use of this image is governed by U.S. and international copyright laws. Image is property of the University of Minnesota. Please contact the University of Minnesota Archives for permission to publish this image. http://special.lib.umn.edu/uarch
Format
Print Photograph
Language
eng
Identifier
oh0267
Coverage
Open Heart Surgery
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Print Photograph
Physical Dimensions
8 x 10 in.
Citation
University of Minnesota, “Portrait of Earl Bakken,” Gallery, accessed April 25, 2024, https://gallerytemp.reclaim.hosting/items/show/3007.