In 1964, Otis Boykin invented the pacemaker. Well, he created a control unit for pacemakers – a small device that helps regulate the heartbeat by an electric stimulation. By the time of his death in 1982, he had 26 patents to his name. Boykin’s invention would be found in the cutting-edge technology of the time: guided missile systems, IBM computers, and the first implantable pacemakers.
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