BIOENGINEER

FACT 1

• Bioengineering's proper name or term is biomedical engineering, because they make an assortment of medical tools and artificial organs and limbs.

FACT 2

• In 1970, the MRI, or magnetic resonance imaging scan was invented

FACT 3

• In the year 1896, a french scientist named Henry Becquerel found out that X-rays could be taken with uranium ore

FACT 4

• In 1881, Samuel von Basch invented the blood pressure meter

FACT 5

• Willem Einthoven, during the year 1903 invented the electrocardiogram, or ECG

FACT 6

• In the year 1791, a man named Luigi Galvani invented the frog galvanoscope, a device used to detect voltage, which was made with a frog's leg

FACT 7

• Through bioengineering, the first bionic arm was invented in 1993, it consisted of motors and pulleys, and was connected to the nervous system.

FACT 8

• Bioengineering has a high percentage of women in it's field, 33%, or one in every three bioengineers are female.

FACT 9

• Another type of bioengineers called genetic engineers are responsible for the creation of GMOs, which are basically artificial crops.

FACT 10

• Bioengineers have created an assortment of artificial organs, like artificial noses, lungs, and hearts, as well as tools to help organs work better, such as pacemakers.

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