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Willem Einthoven
Willem Einthoven | |
|---|---|
 Willem Einthoven in 1906 | |
| Born | 21 May 1860 |
| Died | 29 September 1927 (aged 67) |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Alma mater | University of Utrecht |
| Known for | |
| Awards | Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1924 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physiology |
| Institutions | University of Leiden |
Willem Einthoven (21 May 1860 – 29 September 1927) was a Dutch medical doctor and physiologist. He invented the first practical electrocardiograph (ECG or EKG) in 1895[1] and received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1924 for it ("for the discovery of the mechanism of the electrocardiogram").[2]
- ^ Barold, S. Serge (2003). "Willem Einthoven and the Birth of Clinical Electrocardiography a Hundred Years Ago". Cardiac Electrophysiology Review. doi:10.1023/A:1023667812925 – via Springer Nature.
- ^ "Willem Einthoven". IEEE Global History Network. IEEE. Archived from the original on 7 July 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2011. original URL now redirects to https://ethw.org/Willem_Einthoven
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