Forrest Bird

Forrest M. Bird (June 9, 1921 – August 2, 2015) is an American aviator, inventor and biomedical engineer. He was best known for having created some of the first reliable mass-produced mechanical ventilators for acute and chronic heart and lung care.

References

Other websites
 MIT Inventor of the Week: Forrest Bird
 American Respiratory Care Foundation: Forrest M. Bird Achievement Award
 National Inventors Hall of Fame: Forrest Bird 
 About.com: Forrest Bird
 Forrest Bird on 60 Minutes 
 Percussionaire 
 Bird Aviation Museum

Category:1921 births
Category:2015 deaths
Category:Engineers from Massachusetts
Category:American inventors
Category:Scientists from Massachusetts