Barouh Berkovits, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Barouh Berkovits

bioengineer

Date of Birth: 07-May-1926

Place of Birth: Lučenec, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia

Date of Death: 23-Oct-2012

Profession: engineer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Barouh Berkovits (May 7, 1926 – October 23, 2012) was one of the pioneers of bio-engineering, particularly the cardiac defibrillator and artificial cardiac pacemaker.
In particular, Berkovits invented the "demand pacemaker" and the DC defibrillator.Berkovits was born in Czechoslovakia.
His parents and sister died at Auschwitz.
He immigrated to the United States in the 1950s, and worked for the pacemaker company Medtronic from 1975 until his retirement.
In 1982, Berkovits received the "Distinguished Scientist Award" from the Heart Rhythm Society.
He graduated from the New York University Tandon School of Engineering in 1956.
He was also a faculty member at NYU Tandon.