Bernard Lown, Inventive Heart Doctor and Antiwar Activist, Dies at 99

He created the first effective heart defibrillator and co-founded a physicians group that campaigned against nuclear war, earning a Nobel Peace Prize.

Source: NYT Health - February 16, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Robert D. McFadden Tags: Lown, Bernard Defibrillators Deaths (Obituaries) Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICD) Doctors Heart Nobel Prizes Nuclear Weapons International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War Harvard University Massachusetts Source Type: news