pacemaker

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Eleven U.S. innovations, such as cornflakes, the implantable pacemaker and the microwave, were born from accidental discoveries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

The first wholly implantable pacemaker was placed in a dog in 1958 and in a human two years later.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

At 02:28, the app on her pacemaker, an implanted cardiac device, disconnected from her phone.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

She uses a pacemaker and is often in pain, the family said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

In medicine, a new generation of pacemaker could regulate a person’s heartbeat for decades, rather than needing to be replaced every two years.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson