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Willem Einthoven (21 May 1860 – 29 September 1927) was a Dutch medical doctor and physiologist. He invented the first practical electrocardiograph (ECG or EKG) in 1895 and received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1924 for it ("for the discovery of the mechanism of the electrocardiogram").
Willem Johan Kolff (1911–2009), Netherlands – artificial kidney hemodialysis machine Rudolf Kompfner (1909–1977), U.S. – Traveling-wave tube Konstantin Konstantinov (1817/1819–1871), Russia – device for measuring flight speed of projectiles , ballistic rocket pendulum , launch pad , rocket-making machine
From 1906, he corresponded with the Dutch physiologist Willem Einthoven concerning the latter's invention of the string galvanometer and electrocardiography, and Lewis pioneered its use in clinical settings. Accordingly, Lewis is considered the "father of clinical cardiac electrophysiology".
Willem Schouten (1567–1625), Cape Horn, 1616 circumnavigation Simon van der Stel (1639–1702), explored South Africa North and East of Cape Town Abel Tasman (1603–1659), extensive voyages around Australia and southwest Pacific, discovered a.o. Tasmania , New Zealand and Tonga
Willem Einthoven Franciscus Stephanus Petrus (Frans) van Buchem (30 November 1897 – 1 August 1979) was a Dutch physician and professor , known for the discovery of Van Buchem disease , which was named after him.
Hi all, Willem Einthoven is credited with inventing String Galvanometer, but this is right way to say it: In 1895 Dutch Physiologist, Willem Einthoven, used a crude electrical sensing apparatus to establish that the beating heart produced four distinct signals, each one corresponding to a different ventricle.
[4] Einthoven developed a sensitive form of string galvanomter that allowed photographic recording of the impulses associated with the heartbeat. He was a leader in applying the string galvanometer to physiology and medicine, leading to today's electrocardiography. [5] Einthoven was awarded the 1924 Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine for his ...
Einthoven is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: Louis Einthoven (1896–1979), Dutch lawyer; Willem Einthoven (1860–1927), German physiologist