Robert Koffler Jarvik and The Artificial Heart

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There have been many great inventions that have shaped our world for the better throughout the years. Some of those inventions have been created by minorities. For example some of them have been the first Airplane, Telephone, Computer and many others. One of the most useful inventions that have saved many lives and has made the world a better place have been the Heart Inventions. The Heart is the organ that keeps every human being alive. The heart is also the first organ to develop. Although, sometimes individuals are born with heart conditions technology is always there. In some cases the heart has to be removed and an Artificial Heart has to be implanted. The Artificial Heart has been one of the most significant inventions created.
Robert Jarvik is the person who invented the first Artificial Heart to be used on a human being. Robert Koffler Jarvik is an Inventor, Physician, and Biomedical Engineer (faqs.org). He was born on May 11, 1946 in Midland, Michigan (encyclopedia.com). He was born to Norman Jarvik and Edythe Jarvik. As a kid he was always taking things apart to see how they work. He would sometimes watch his father in the operating room, which sparked an interest in him (encyclopedia.com). While Robert was still in high school he also invented the automatic stapler for surgery.
After high school, in 1964 he attended Syracuse University. He took courses in Mechanical Drawings and Architecture (www.faqs.org). Robert considered a career in art, but later on he changed his mind due to his father’s heart disease. He then changed his major to medicine.
He was having some problems realizing what his actual dreams were. He graduated in 1968 with a degree in zoology. His plans to join the medical field and the Americ...

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... kid Robert Jarvik already had a great interest in designing new stuff. Robert’s parents have most influenced him to be the person who is today. His invention of the artificial heart is still used to this day, and is one of the most significant inventions ever created.

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