Geoffrey Wickham
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Geoffrey G. Wickham AO was one of the pioneers of cardiac pacemaking[1][2][3] and co-founder of Telectronics. He was born in Camperdown, Victoria, Australia on October 28th 1933. In 1963 he co-founded Telectronics Pty Ltd in Sydney, Australia. He served as Technical Director from 1963 to 1978. He is an Honorary Life Governor Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney (elected September 1982) and was appointed Officer Of The Order Of Australia in June 2000 "for service to the design of medical equipment, particularly in the development of the implantable cardiac pacemaker".[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Wickham, Geoffrey (1976-08-03). Demand heart pacer with dual time bases. United States Patent 3972334. U.S. Patent Office. Retrieved on 2006-11-11.
- ^ Wickham, Geoffrey (1976-10-05). Muscle stimulator. United States Patent 3983881. U.S. Patent Office. Retrieved on 2006-11-11.
- ^ Wickham, Geoffrey (1976-10-12). Demand heart pacer with improved interference discrimination. United States Patent 3985142. U.S. Patent Office. Retrieved on 2006-11-11.
- ^ Search Australian Honours. It's an Honour. Australian Government. Retrieved on 2006-11-11.
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