Adrian Kantrowitz papers

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Adrian Kantrowitz papers

http://oculus.nlm.nih.gov/101524309

UNPROCESSED COLLECTION. Additions to processed collection MS C 572.

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History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine

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Kantrowitz, Adrian

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U.S. heart surgeon and medical investigator Adrian Kantrowitz was born on October 4, 1918 in New York City, to general practitioner Bernard Abraham and his wife Rose. Adrian Kantrowitz was responsible for pioneering developments in circulatory assist devices, artificial organs, medical electronics, heart transplantation, and research motion pictures. His interest in medical research began as a child through kitchen experiments conducted with his older brother Arthur, who eventually became a phys...