death_date children nationality fields birth_date residence academic_advisors education alma_mater death_place image citizenship name spouses caption native_name_lang birth_place awards known_for article_title
02 august 2015 catherine bird united states pulmonology , intensive care 9 june 1921 united states andre cournad doctor of medicine -lrb- 1979 -rrb- of science in aeronautics -lrb- 1977 -rrb- doctor northrop campinas -lrb- md -rrb- university -lrb- scd -rrb- pontifícia universidade católica de sagle , idaho forrest_bird_20081210-3_5e5u0049-515h . jpg united states forrest m. bird mary m. 1988 -rrb- pamela riddle -lrb- m. 1999 -rrb- moran -lrb- m. 1945 -rrb- dominique deckers -lrb- forrest medal from president george w. bush -lrb- right -rrb- bird -lrb- left -rrb- receiving the presidential citizens english stoughton , massachusetts national medal of technology and innovation -lrb- 2009 -rrb- inventors hall of fame presidential citizens medal national bird universal medical respirator -lrb- 1958 -rrb- forrest bird

forrest bird

forrest morton bird -lrb- june 9 , 1921 -- august 2 , 2015 -rrb- was an american aviator , inventor , and biomedical engineer .
he is best known for having created some of the first reliable mass-produced mechanical ventilators for acute and chronic cardiopulmonary care .
