Kouwenhoven, W. B. (William Bennett), 1886-1975

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Biographical Note: William Bennett Kouwenhoven (1886-1975) was an electrical engineer who studied the effects of electrical shock on humans and developed the closed chest electrical defibrillator.

He received his E.E. and M.E. degrees from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, N.Y. (1906-7) and a Dr. Ing. from the Technischule, Karlsruhe in Baden, Germany (1913). He spent his entire career at the Johns Hopkins University. He was a professor of electrical engineering from 1914-54 and served as Dean of the School of Engineering 1938-53. Because of his work with electrical ventricular defibrillation, Kouwenhoven was appointed lecturer in Surgery at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine from 1956 until 1975.

From the description of William Bennett Kouwenhoven papers, 1902-1976. (Johns Hopkins University). WorldCat record id: 48380077

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creatorOf Kouwenhoven, William Bennett, 1886-. William Bennett Kouwenhoven papers, 1902-1976. Johns Hopkins University, Sheridan Libraries and the Milton S. Eisenhower Library
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United States
Baden (Germany)
Germany
Karlsruhe (Germany)
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Education
Education
College teachers
Defibrillators
Education, Secondary
Education, Secondary
Electrical engineering
Electrical engineering
Electrical engineers
Electric shock
Electric shock
Magnetics
Magnetics
Magnetic testing
Technology
Ventricular fibrillation
Ventricular fibrillation
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College teachers
Electric engineers
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Birth 1886-01-13

Death 1975-11-10

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