Barouh Berkovits
Male, Deceased Person
1926 – 2012
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Who was Barouh Berkovits?
Barouh Berkovits was one of the pioneers of bio-engineering, particularly the cardiac defibrillator and artificial cardiac pacemaker. In particular, Berkovits invented the 'demand pacemaker' and the DC defibrillator.
Berkovits was born in Czechoslovakia. His parents and sister perished at Auschwitz. He immigrated to the United States in the 50's, and worked for the pacemaker company Medtronic from 1975 until his retirement. In 1982, Berkovits received the 'Distinguished Scientist Award' from the Heart Rhythm Society.
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