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Forrest Bird
Forrest Bird (left) receiving the Presidential Citizens Medal from President George W. Bush (right) in 2008
Born(1921-06-09)June 9, 1921
Stoughton, Massachusetts
DiedAugust 2, 2015(2015-08-02) (aged 94)
Sagle, Idaho
NationalityAmerican
EducationDoctor of Science in Aeronautics (1977)
Doctor of Medicine (1979)
Alma materNorthrop University (ScD)
Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas (MD)
Known forBird Universal Medical Respirator (1958)
SpousesMary Moran (m.1945)
Dominique Deckers (m. 1988)
Pamela Riddle (m. 1999)
ChildrenCatherine Bird
AwardsNational Inventors Hall of Fame
Presidential Citizens Medal
National Medal of Technology and Innovation (2009)
Scientific career
FieldsPulmonology, Intensive Care
Academic advisorsAndre Cournad
USPTO trading card featuring Bird.

Forrest Morton Bird (June 9, 1921 – August 2, 2015) was an American aviator, inventor, and biomedical engineer. He is best known for having created some of the first reliable mass-produced mechanical ventilators for acute and chronic cardiopulmonary care.[1]

  1. ^ Legg, David (2002). Consolidated PBY Catalina: The Peacetime Record. UK: Airlife Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-84037-276-1

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