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Cardiac pacemakers

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

William W. L. Glenn papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 1693
Abstract: The papers consist of correspondence and memoranda relating to William W. L. Glenn's career as a surgeon and member of the faculty of the Yale University School of Medicine. The papers focus on Glenn's work on the radio frequency diaphragm pacemaker and on his work as a member of the board of directors of the Charles E. Culpepper Foundation. William Wallace Lumpkin Glenn was born in Asheville, North Carolina on August 12, 1914. He received a B.S. degree from the University of South Carolina...
Dates: 1959-1993

Dryden P. Morse papers

 Collection
Call Number: Ms Coll 58
Abstract:

Dryden P. Morse was a heart surgeon who practiced in Philadelphia and then at Deborah Heart and Lung Center in New Jersey. A pioneer in the use of pacemakers, he was an expert on the technology of pacemakers and invented several improvements. The collection contains a small amount of correspondence, published articles and unpublished manuscripts, and information on his inventions and his interactions with pacemaker companies.

Dates: 1942-1999