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Lande-Edwards Flat Plate Dialyzer and Membrane Oxygenator

Measurements:
overall: 11 cm x 30.5 cm x 20 cm; 4 5/16 in x 12 in x 7 7/8 in
Object Name:
Oxygenator
Date made:
1965
Subject:
Surgery  Search this
Credit Line:
Edwards Lifesciences, LLC
ID Number:
2002.0151.09
Accession number:
2002.0151
Catalog number:
2002.0151.09
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Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-95cf-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1213047
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Lande-Edwards Membrane Oxygenator

Maker:
Edwards Laboratories  Search this
Measurements:
overall: 20.3 cm x 21.3 cm x 23.5 cm; 8 in x 8 3/8 in x 9 1/4 in
Object Name:
Oxygenator
Date made:
1968
Subject:
Surgery  Search this
Credit Line:
Edwards Lifesciences, LLC
ID Number:
2002.0151.16
Accession number:
2002.0151
Catalog number:
2002.0151.16
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Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-97f3-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1213073

A Quick Look at NGC 4696

Creator:
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2017-04-19T14:08:25.000Z
YouTube Category:
Science & Technology  Search this
Topic:
Astronomy  Search this
See more by:
cxcpub
Data Source:
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
YouTube Channel:
cxcpub
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_EqzJoIxteHM

Jarvik-7 Artificial Heart

Maker:
Symbion, Inc.  Search this
Measurements:
overall, all pieces, as stored: 2 1/2 in x 6 in x 11 7/8 in; 6.35 cm x 15.24 cm x 30.1625 cm
overall: 12 cm x 14 cm x 12.5 cm; 4 23/32 in x 5 1/2 in x 4 29/32 in
Object Name:
artificial heart
cardiology
artificial heart, dissected
Place made:
United States: Utah, Salt Lake City
Date made:
about 1985
Subject:
Artificial Organs  Search this
Cardiology  Search this
Medicine  Search this
Surgery  Search this
Credit Line:
William C. DeVries, M.D.
ID Number:
2010.0200.02.01
Accession number:
2010.0200
Catalog number:
2010.0200.02
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Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-5cd3-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1409785

The N100PC Blood Pump and Energy Convertor

Maker:
Novacor Medical Corporation  Search this
Measurements:
overall, pump in case: 3 3/4 in x 10 1/8 in x 10 1/8 in; 9.525 cm x 25.7175 cm x 25.7175 cm
overall, case with hose: 2 in x 8 1/4 in x 3 1/2 in; 5.08 cm x 20.955 cm x 8.89 cm
overall, hose, shortest: 1 3/8 in x 2 5/8 in x 2 5/8 in; 3.4925 cm x 6.6675 cm x 6.6675 cm
overall, hose, medium: 1 1/2 in x 9 3/8 in x 1 1/2 in; 3.81 cm x 23.8125 cm x 3.81 cm
overall, hose, longest: 1 1/2 in x 16 3/4 in; 3.81 cm x 42.545 cm
overall: 17.5 cm x 14 cm x 6.5 cm; 6 7/8 in x 5 1/2 in x 2 9/16 in
Object Name:
Blood Pump and Energy Convertor
cardiology
blood pump and energy convertor
Place made:
United States: California, Berkeley
Associated Place:
United States: California, Oakland
Date made:
about 2000
Subject:
Medicine  Search this
Cardiology  Search this
Health Care  Search this
Artificial Organs  Search this
Surgery  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of World Heart Corporation
ID Number:
2011.0197.07
Accession number:
2011.0197
Catalog number:
2011.0197.07
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Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-77ad-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1416312

Heart Mate II Left Ventricular Assist Device

Physical Description:
Egyptian (overall style)
Measurements:
overall, as stored: 1 7/8 in x 12 in x 10 in; 4.7625 cm x 30.48 cm x 25.4 cm
overall: 34.5 cm x 13.6 cm x 4.4 cm; 13 19/32 in x 5 11/32 in x 1 23/32 in
Object Name:
left ventricular assist device
cardiology
assist device, left ventricular
Place made:
United States: California, Pleasanton
Date made:
about 2012
Subject:
Medicine  Search this
Cardiology  Search this
Surgery  Search this
Invention  Search this
Credit Line:
Thoratec Corporation
ID Number:
2013.0017.01
Accession number:
2013.0017
Catalog number:
2013.0017.01
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Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-c24d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1441035
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Liotta-Hall Intracorporeal Heart Pump

Designer:
Hall, C. William  Search this
Liotta, Domingo  Search this
Physical Description:
dacron (overall material)
salastic (overall material)
silicone (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 1 1/8 in x 8 1/2 in x 3 1/2 in; 2.8575 cm x 21.59 cm x 8.89 cm
overall: 11 cm x 3.2 cm x 28.5 cm; 4 11/32 in x 1 1/4 in x 11 7/32 in
Object Name:
intrathoracic pump
cardiology
pump, heart
Place made:
United States: Texas, Houston
Date made:
ca 1963
Subject:
Artificial Organs  Search this
Cardiology  Search this
Surgery  Search this
Medicine  Search this
Artificial Organs  Search this
Related Publication:
Liotta, Domingo. Assisted Circulation and Total Artificial Heart: Past and Present
Credit Line:
Gift of Baylor University
ID Number:
MG.M-10837
Catalog number:
MG*M-10837
M-10837
Accession number:
256189
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Health & Medicine
Artificial Hearts
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-27ae-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1179432
Online Media:

Sewell Heart Pump

Physical Description:
steel (overall material)
glass (overall material)
rubber (overall material)
silicone (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 3 3/4 in x 12 in x 14 1/4 in; 9.525 cm x 30.48 cm x 36.195 cm
overall: 9.5 cm x 24 cm x 35 cm; 3 3/4 in x 9 7/16 in x 13 25/32 in
Object Name:
heart pump
heart, artificial
pump
Place made:
United States: Connecticut, New Haven
Date made:
ca 1950
Associated dates:
1959 01 06 / 1959 01 06
Subject:
Medicine  Search this
Invention  Search this
Cardiology  Search this
Science  Search this
Related Publication:
Sewell, William H., Jr., M.D., and William W.L. Glenn, M.D.. Experimental Cardiac Surgery
Credit Line:
Mrs. William H. Sewell
ID Number:
MG.M-08015
Accession number:
223384
Catalog number:
M-08015
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Medicine and Science: Medicine
Health & Medicine
Artificial Hearts
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-ba9c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_688804
Online Media:

Liotta-Cooley Artificial Heart

Maker:
Liotta, Domingo  Search this
Physical Description:
dacron (overall material)
polyurethane (overall material)
silastic (overall material)
Measurements:
overall, as stored: 7 1/2 in x 9 in x 6 1/2 in; 19.05 cm x 22.86 cm x 16.51 cm
overall: 18.7 cm x 22.8 cm x 16.4 cm; 7 3/8 in x 8 31/32 in x 6 15/32 in
Object Name:
artificial heart
heart, artificial
Place made:
United States: Texas, Houston
Date made:
1969
Subject:
Cardiology  Search this
Surgery  Search this
Cardiology  Search this
Surgery  Search this
Health Care  Search this
Artificial Organs  Search this
Related Publication:
Cooley, D. A.; Liotta, D.; Hallman, G. L.; Bloodwell, R. D.; Leachman, R. D.; Milam, J. D.. Orthotopic Cardiac Prosthesis for Two-Staged Cardiac Replacement
Credit Line:
Gift of Texas Heart Institute
ID Number:
1978.1002.01
Accession number:
1978.1002
Catalog number:
1978.1002.01
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Health & Medicine
Government, Politics, and Reform
National Treasures exhibit
Artificial Hearts
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-f67f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_688682

Cardiology Pump

Associated institution:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology  Search this
Associated person:
Halkett, James A. E.  Search this
Sewell, William H.  Search this
Physical Description:
"lucite" (?? material)
glass (?? material)
metal, steel (?? material)
rubber (cap material)
Measurements:
pump, mechanical heart: 27 cm x 52.8 cm x 6 cm; 10 5/8 in x 20 13/16 in x 2 3/8 in
overall: 11 in x 14 1/2 in x 2 3/4 in; 27.94 cm x 36.83 cm x 6.985 cm
Object Name:
Pump, Mechanical Heart
cardiology
pump, mechanical heart
pump, artificial heart
Other Terms:
Pump, Mechanical Heart; Surgery, Cardiac; Medicine
Location of prior holder:
United States: Massachusetts
United States: Massachusetts, Sherborn
Associated date:
1948
Credit Line:
James A. E. Halkett, M.D. and Adam Wesolow, M.D. (Sigmund Adam Wesolowski)
ID Number:
1985.0101.38
Accession number:
1985.0101
Catalog number:
1985.0101.38
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Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-7f10-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_738208
Online Media:

Heart Pump

Physical Description:
metal, steel (overall material)
glass (overall material)
rubber (overall material)
stone (overall material)
red (overall color)
blue (overall color)
black (overall color)
Measurements:
average spatial: 9.2 cm x 26.5 cm x 33.5 cm; 3 5/8 in x 10 7/16 in x 13 3/16 in
overall: 3 3/4 in x 12 in x 14 1/4 in; 9.525 cm x 30.48 cm x 36.195 cm
Object Name:
Pump, Heart
heart pump
heart, artificial
pump
thesis
Other Terms:
Pump, Heart; Prostheses; Heart
Date made:
1950
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. William H. Sewell
ID Number:
MG.M-08016
Accession number:
223480
Catalog number:
M-08016
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Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-d1a6-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1145791
Online Media:

James A. E. Halkett Papers and Sigmund A. Wesolowski, M.D. Papers

Creator:
Halkett, James A. E. (physicist)  Search this
Wesolowski, Sigmund A.  Search this
Names:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology  Search this
Former owner:
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Medical Sciences  Search this
Extent:
11 Cubic feet (29 boxes, 1 map folder)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Diaries
Manuscripts
Laboratory notebooks
Lecture notes
Masters theses
Reprints
Theses
Date:
1922-2010
Scope and Contents note:
Halkett and Wesolow(ski) materials show the process of technological innovation through laboratory protocols. They also demonstrate the various alternatives explored in the search for effective artificial circulation by using materials which would not damage or clot blood and that could be sterilized. The evolution of the pumping mechanism and power source, the design and materials of the pump itself, and a series of catheters (cannulae) or varying shapes and materials are described as a workable solution is found. Secondly, diversity of techniques developed to solve the problems of artificial circulation and their contributions to that work are documented.

The 2018 addenda documents the life and career of physicist James A.E. Halkett. It includes papers relating to his education, his U.S. Navy service, his work with various employers, and his research in various fields including radio, metallurgy, ordnance, and radioactivity. Some of the papers relate to his work with General Electric in developing the proximity fuse. The papers include correspondence and notes, including lab notes, graphs and charts; reports; drawings; photographs; training and operational manuals; bibliographic card files; journals, conference materials and other publications; and miscellany.
Arrangement:
The collection is organized into three series with subseries.

Series 1: James A. E. Halkett Papers, 1922-2010

Subseries 1.1: Personal, 1938-1966

Subseries 1.1.1: Wooster College, 1938-1942

Subseries 1.1.2: Henry Ford Trade School, 1941

Subseries 1.1.3: Non-Degree Granting Courses, 1943-1944

Subseries 1.1.4: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1940-1966

Subseries 1.1.5: Tufts University, 1948-1949

Subseries 1.1.6: Johns Hopkins University, 1949-1954

Subseries 1.1.7: Boston University (PhD Candidate), 1960-1964

Subseries 1.2: Career, 1922-2010

Subseries 1.2.1: A.S. Campbell, 1942

Subseries 1.2.2: General Electric, 1944

Subseries 1.2.3: U.S. Navy, 1940-1946

Subseries 1.2.4: Boston Veterans Administration Hospital, 1940-1973

Subseries 1.2.5: Boston University (Lecturer), 1957-1961

Subseries 1.2.6: Professional Associations, 1950-1974

Subseries 1.2.7: Reprints and Reprint Requests, 1922-2010

Subseries 1.3: Index Cards, circa 1930s-1950s

Subseries 1.4: Lantern Slides, circa 1940s-1960s

Subseries 1.4.1: Mechanical Cardiac Pump, 1949-1950

Subseries 1.4.2: Leukemia in Mice, circa 1960s

Subseries 1.4.3: Experiments, circa 1950s

Subseries 1.4.4: Civil Defense and Medical and Health Services, circa 1950s

Subseries 1.4.5: Effects of the Atomic Bomb, circa 1945

Series 2: H.J. Sugarman Papers, 1950-1951

Series 3: Sigmund A. Wesolowski (Adam Wesolow) Papers, 1951
Biographical/Historical note:
James Alexander Elder Halkett was born in 1920 in Scotland to inventor James Nicol Halkett, and Edith Victoria Elder. At age three, Halkett immigrated to the United States with his family. He attended Wooster College from 1938-1942 and graduated as the first student at the university to triple major in math, chemistry, and physics. Upon graduating from Wooster College, Halkett worked for the companies A.S. Campbell and General Electric before becoming a U.S. citizen in 1944 and immediately joining the U.S. Navy. During his time in the Navy, Halkett completed the intensive Electronics Training Program and attended the Pre-Radio School, Bliss Electrical School, and the Radio Materiel School. Halkett was stationed in Panama and served as a radio technician until 1946.

After discharge from the Navy in 1946, Halkett attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) from 1946-1948 and earned his master's degree with his thesis titled "An Artificial Heart." At MIT he began to develop the early extracorporeal mechanical heart alongside his colleague Bill Sewell, which in 1948 became the first mechanical heart to successfully bypass the left side of a cat's heart. This work was continued at Tufts University from 1949-1950 alongside Dr. Sigmund A. Wesolowski, M.D. (now named Adam Wesolow), with the pair further modifying the cardiac pump which resulted in the long-term survival of animals after bypass surgery. Neither Halkett nor Wesolowski went on to develop this technology for trials with human subjects.

Halkett completed a predoctoral fellowship at Johns Hopkins University from 1950-1952, where he expanded his interest in tissue culture and biophysics. Following his time at Johns Hopkins, he served as a Senior Biologist in the field of Radioisotopes at the Boston Veterans Administration Hospital until 1974. At the hospital, he conducted research on radiology, leukemia, and nuclear medicine. He also served as the hospital's Chief of Research in Animal Medicine, Science, and Technology (RILAMSAT) from 1968 to 1972. While working at the Boston Veterans Administration Hospital, Halkett earned his Doctor of Philosophy from Boston University in 1964, where he was also a lecturer. Halkett died in 2015 at the age of 94.

Sigmund Adam Weslowski (1921-1993) was born in Massachusetts and attended Harvard University before servng as a midshipman in the Naval Reserve during World War II and later as a captain during the Korean War in the Army Medical Corps. He received a medical degree from Tufts College of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts and spent one year at Guy's Hospital in London under Lord Russell-Brock where he specialized in thoracic surgery. Wesolowski was Professor of Surgery at the State University of New York Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn. In the 1980s' he was chief thoracic surgeon at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Togus, Maine. Wesolowski helped devise a heart pump in the early days of open-heart surgery at Tufts University from 1949-1950 alongside Dr. James A.E. Halkett. The pair further modified the cardiac pump which resulted in the long-term survival of animals after bypass surgery.
Related Materials:
Objects related to this collection (See accession 1985.0101.01–1985.0101.67) are located in the Division of Medicine and Science at the National Museum of American History. The objects relate to Halkett and Wesolow's early mechanical heart, and include valves, valve holders, valve chambers, pumps, pump parts,tubing, stroke chamber stoppers, reservoirs, cannulae, and cam systems.
Provenance:
Collection donated by James A. E. Halkett and Adam Wesolow (Sigmund A. Wesolowski), May 6, 1985.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Occupation:
Surgeons  Search this
Topic:
Atomic bomb  Search this
Biophysics  Search this
Cancer  Search this
Civil defense  Search this
Experiments  Search this
Heart, Artificial  Search this
Heart pump  Search this
Heart -- Surgery  Search this
Leukemia in animals  Search this
Medical Equipment  Search this
Medical radiology  Search this
Medical sciences  Search this
Patents  Search this
Radioactivity  Search this
Radiation  Search this
Radiology  Search this
United States. Navy  Search this
Genre/Form:
Diaries -- 20th century
Manuscripts
Laboratory notebooks
Lecture notes
Masters theses
Reprints
Theses
Citation:
James A. E. Halkett and Sigmund A. Wesolowski, M.D. Papers, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0220
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Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8e06d38ad-f900-477d-b16d-136628aec5f8
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0220
Online Media:

Mechanical Heart Pumps at Operation and Lung Oxygen

Collection Creator:
Halkett, James A. E. (physicist)  Search this
Wesolowski, Sigmund A.  Search this
Container:
Box 25, Item 14
Type:
Archival materials
Slides
Date:
circa 1949-1950
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
James A. E. Halkett and Sigmund A. Wesolowski, M.D. Papers, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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James A. E. Halkett Papers and Sigmund A. Wesolowski, M.D. Papers / Series 1: James A.E. Halkett Papers / 1.3: Lantern Slides / 1.3.1: Mechanical Cardiac Pump
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep836622d20-7000-45f1-96e5-cef0ec54c31f
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0220-ref1393

New England Nuclear

Collection Creator:
Halkett, James A. E. (physicist)  Search this
Wesolowski, Sigmund A.  Search this
Container:
Box 21, Folder 11
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1981-1983
Scope and Contents:
This file contains an article on James A.E. Halkett's extracorporeal heart pump and features a photograph of him sitting next to the pump.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
James A. E. Halkett and Sigmund A. Wesolowski, M.D. Papers, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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James A. E. Halkett Papers and Sigmund A. Wesolowski, M.D. Papers / Series 1: James A.E. Halkett Papers / 1.2: Career / 1.2.7: Reprints and Reprint Requests
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep861bf97b2-0fa3-4474-9563-9b97d9498867
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0220-ref777

Playbill for Def Poetry Jam on Broadway

Published by:
Playbill, American, founded 1884  Search this
Used by:
Longacre Theatre, American, founded 1913  Search this
Subject of:
Russell Simmons, American, born 1957  Search this
Stan Lathan, American, born 1945  Search this
Beau Sia, American, born 1976  Search this
Black Ice, American  Search this
Staceyann Chin, American, born 1972  Search this
Steve Colman, American  Search this
Mayda Del Valle, Puerto Rican American, born 1978  Search this
Georgia Me, American  Search this
Suheir Hammad, Jordanian American, born 1973  Search this
Poetri, American, born 1974  Search this
Lemon, American, born 1975  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 8 3/4 x 5 3/4 in. (22.2 x 14.6 cm)
Type:
theater programs
Place used:
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Date:
2002
Topic:
African American  Search this
Broadway Theatre  Search this
Hip-hop (Music)  Search this
Spoken word (Poetry)  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kayla Deigh Owens
Object number:
2011.45.22
Restrictions & Rights:
Playbill used by permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Memorabilia and Ephemera
Movement:
Nuyorican Movement
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd515f2d3dc-172d-48b6-83f8-8d20134623aa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.45.22
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Heart Pump

Maker:
Sigmamotor Manufacturing Co.  Search this
Physical Description:
metals (overall material)
electrical cord (overall material)
motors (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 35 cm x 146 cm x 35 cm; 13 3/4 in x 57 1/2 in x 13 3/4 in
Object Name:
Heart Pump
Other Terms:
Heart Pump; Medicine
Date made:
1953
ID Number:
MG.M-11170.01
Catalog number:
M-11170
Accession number:
259276
Patent number:
2,546,852
See more items in:
Medicine and Science: Medicine
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-9890-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_723802

[Scrapbook 1]

Collection Creator:
Bell, Alexander Graham, 1847-1922  Search this
Beals, Jessie Tarbox  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Binder 1
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
November 7-December 31, 1906
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access
Collection Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
Collection Citation:
Early Aeronautical Newsclippings (Alexander Graham Bell) Collection, Acc. NASM.XXXX.0086, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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Early Aeronautical News Clippings (Alexander Graham Bell) Collection
Early Aeronautical News Clippings (Alexander Graham Bell) Collection / Series 1: Scrapbooks
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg23a27eb2f-8c7e-499b-8d87-7d0040e10807
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-0086-ref507
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Holderman, Russell

Collection Creator:
Morehouse, Harold E., 1894-1973  Search this
Container:
Box 6, Folder 17
Type:
Archival materials
Text
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access
Collection Rights:
Permissions Requests
Collection Citation:
Harold E. Morehouse Flying Pioneers Biographies Collection, Acc. XXXX-0450, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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Harold E. Morehouse Flying Pioneers Biographies collection
Harold E. Morehouse Flying Pioneers Biographies collection / Series 1.1: Biographies of Flying Pioneers 1.1
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg236479236-30aa-46e7-b3fe-e6f5ec5af8a9
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-0450-ref172
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George Edward Burch Papers

Creator:
Burch, George Edward, Dr., 1910-1986 (physician)  Search this
Former owner:
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Science, Technology, and Culture  Search this
Names:
Tulane University  Search this
Extent:
0.6 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographic prints
Medical notes
Date:
1984-1986
Summary:
Papers of Dr. George Edward Burch (1910-1986) researcher in cardiovascular issues and illnesses.
Scope and Contents:
These papers mainly comprise technical notes, diagrams and correspondence relating to and records of laboratory performance of the "two pump heart model". The notes cover the period 1984 1986 and seem to at least in part reflect work of J. Ralph Millet, presumably a technician in Dr. Burch's laboratory. Mr Millet signed the correspondence sent from the lab. Also included are photographs (prints and negatives) of the artificial heart apparatus. A file of reprints of articles from professional journals relating to heart function includes both U.S. and foreign sources.
Biographical / Historical:
Dr. George Edward Burch (1910 1986), a native of Louisiana, was the oldest of 8 children born to a general practioner in a small farming community. He took his university training and medical degree at Tulane, graduating in 1933. Following post graduate work at Charity Hospital in New Orleans and at Rockefeller Institute, in 1947 he became Henderson Professor and Chairman of the Department of Medicine at Tulane. He held this position until 1975 when he retired and became Emeritus Henderson Professor of Medicine. An authority in clinical cardiology, Dr. Burch was a prolific writer in his field authoring or co authoring 12 books and more than 800 published articles over a 50 year period. He did important and innovative research on many aspects of the cardiovascular system, devising his own apparatus for clinical studies when necessary. He had the first AEC license to use radioisotopes on people and worked closely with the National Bureau of Standards to establish safe levels for their use. He did ground breaking experimental work on the role of viruses in causing cardiovascular diseases. At Tulane, the medical department flourished under his leadership and he served as editor in chief of the American Heart Journal, 1959 1980.

Dr. Burch died at home one day after experiencing a myocardial infarction and refusing to be hospitalized, thus fulfilling his own earlier stated preference to "die fast and die at home."
Provenance:
Collection donated by George Edward Burch and Vivian Burch, 1988.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Medicine -- Research  Search this
Physicians  Search this
Cardiovascular system  Search this
Heart pump  Search this
Cardiology  Search this
Medical sciences  Search this
Heart, Artificial  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographic prints
Medical notes
Citation:
George Edward Burch Papers, 1984-1986, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0316
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George Edward Burch Papers
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep84109116e-02e7-4709-b375-48e727617801
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0316

cams, heart pump, batch of

Object Name:
Cams, Heart Pump, Batch of
Other Terms:
Cams, Heart Pump, Batch of; Medicine
ID Number:
MG.M-11170.02
Catalog number:
M-11170
Accession number:
259276
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Medicine and Science: Medicine
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-6755-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_723828

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