death_date birth_place birth_date known_for article_title name occupation
21 july 1983 helena , montana 1 february 1914 inventor of the holter monitor norman holter
 norman jefferis `` jeff '' holter biophysicist
norman holter

norman jefferis `` jeff '' holter -lrb- february 1 , 1914 -- july 21 , 1983 -rrb- was an american biophysicist who invented the holter monitor , a portable device for continuously monitoring the electrical activity of the heart for 24 hours or more .
holter donated the rights to his invention to medicine .
born in helena , montana , holter graduated from carroll college in 1931 and then continued his studies at university of california los angeles , graduating from there with a master 's degree in chemistry in 1937 .
he then graduated a year later from the university of southern california with a master 's degree in physics .
he continued his education by completing postgraduate work at the university of heidelberg -lrb- germany -rrb- , the university of chicago , the oak ridge institute of nuclear studies , and the university of oregon medical school .
during world war ii , holter served as senior physicist in the u.s. navy , studying the characteristics of waves .
in 1946 , he headed a government research team involved in the atomic-bomb testing at bikini atoll .
after the war , he continued work with the united states atomic energy commission , and served as president of the society of nuclear medicine from 1955 to 1956 .
in 1964 , he became a full professor at the university of california , san diego , coordinating activities at the institute of geophysics and planetary physics .
in 1979 , the association for the advancement of medical instrumentation -lrb- aami -rrb- awarded holter with the aami foundation laufman-greatbatch prize for his contributions to medical technology .
holter was the son and grandson , respectively , of montana pioneers norman b. holter and anton m. holter .
anton m. holter was born in norway and emigrated to the united states when he was 23 .
numerous landmarks in and around helena , montana bear his family 's name .
these landmarks include the holter museum of art , holter dam , and holter lake .
the holter art museum is widely recognized as the premiere modern western art museum in the united states and attracts the talents and attention of international crowds .
