[Letter, 1981 Apr. 30 : to Fred Rogers].

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[Letter, 1981 Apr. 30 : to Fred Rogers].

Robert Jarvik thanks Fred Rogers for supporting his artificial heart project. Rogers took Jarvik on tours of Vulcan Incorporated and Westmoreland Plastics to see the possibilities for injection molding of the heart.

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Rogers, Fred, 1928-2003

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Fred Rogers (March 20, 1928 – February 27, 2003), also known as Mister Rogers, was the creator, showrunner, and host of the preschool television series Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, which ran from 1968 to 2001. Born in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, Rogers earned a bachelor's degree in music from Rollins College in 1951. He began his television career at NBC in New York, returning to Pittsburgh in 1953 to work for children's programming at NET (later PBS) television station WQED. He graduated from Pittsb...

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