Earl Bakken
Earl Elmer Bakken (January 10, 1924 – October 21, 2018) was an American engineer, businessman and philanthropist of Dutch and Norwegian American ancestry. He founded Medtronic, where he developed the first external, battery-operated, transistorized, wearable artificial pacemaker in 1957.
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| Born | January 10, 1924 Columbia Heights, Minnesota, United States |
| Died | October 21, 2018 (aged 94) Kona District, Hawaii, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | BSEE and MSEE from the University of Minnesota |
| Known for | founding Medtronic, inventing the wearable portable pacemaker, founding Bakken Museum |
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