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Wilson Greatbatch, born on September 6, 1919, in New York State, USA, was a renowned inventor. His most famous invention was the pacemaker, which has saved countless lives of patients with heart disease. Greatbatch had a deep understanding of electronic engineering, and his innovative work had a profound impact on the fields of medicine and technology.

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“Rocket scientists agree that we have about reached the limit of our ability to travel in space using chemical rockets. To achieve anything near the speed of light we will need a new energy source and a new propellant. Nuclear fission is not an option.”

Source: The Making of the Pacemaker: Celebrating a Lifesaving Invention

“Nuclear fusion of light elements like hydrogen or helium would permit approaching the speed of light. It seems very attractive to refuel your space ships where the fuel is.”

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Book:The Making of the Pacemaker: Celebrating a Lifesaving Invention

Source: The Making of the Pacemaker: Celebrating a Lifesaving Invention

“Nearly all of our existing power sources are generators which use a heat cycle. This includes our coal, oil, and gas fired utilities, our automobiles, trucks, and trains, and even our nuclear fission utility power plants.”

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Book:The Making of the Pacemaker: Celebrating a Lifesaving Invention

Source: The Making of the Pacemaker: Celebrating a Lifesaving Invention

“Our present nuclear fusion reactors are classified by the methods used to support the nuclear fusion reaction, which takes place at a temperature much hotter than the surface of the Sun.”

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Book:The Making of the Pacemaker: Celebrating a Lifesaving Invention

Source: The Making of the Pacemaker: Celebrating a Lifesaving Invention

“This is no job for a UN committee. It needs the same kind of unwavering dedication and the kinds of people that got us the first nuclear submarine and the first man on the moon.”

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Author:Wilson Greatbatch

About the Author

Born: September 6, 1919
Died: September 27, 2011
Known for: Inventor
Quotes: 14

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