Pacemaker Pioneer Wilson Greatbatch Helped Millions Of Hearts (Cool Weird Awesome 1304)

Today in 1919, the birthday of Wilson Greatbatch, who made implantable pacemakers a reality for millions of patients. A pretty big legacy for a guy who considered himself a “humble tinkerer.”

By |2024-09-06T07:01:03-04:00September 6, 2024|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , |
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A Piece Of Sputnik Once Landed In Wisconsin (Cool Weird Awesome 606)

Sputnik IV, to be specific, had some trouble getting back to Earth as planned. Today in 1962, pieces of the Soviet spacecraft ended up crashing into a street in Manitowoc, Wisconsin - so the town started holding a SputnikFest to celebrate their place in space history.

By |2024-09-06T07:05:22-04:00September 6, 2021|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , , |
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