List of Famous people with last name Lown

Bernard Lown

First Name Bernard

Last Name Lown

Born on June 7, 1921

Died on February 16, 2021 (aged 99)

Born in Lithuania

Bernard Lown is the original developer of the direct current defibrillator and the cardioverter. Lown developed the direct current defibrillator for cardiac resuscitation and the cardioverter for correcting rapid disordered heart rhythms, and introduced a new use for the drug lidocaine to control heartbeat disturbances.

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