Age, Biography and Wiki
Birth Day | July 5, 1888 |
Birth Place | Platteville, WI |
Age | 131 YEARS OLD |
Died On | May 11, 1963 (age 74) |
Birth Sign | Cancer |
Net worth: $100K - $1M
About
American Physiologist who won the 1944 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his pioneering research into nerve conduction of signals. He became a Foreign Member of the Royal Society in 1946.
Before Fame
During WW I he was part of the research effort into chemical warfare, and later went to Johns Hopkins Medical School, where he began his most-known research.
Trivia
His scientific breakthroughs, conducted under the guidance of his mentor
Family Life
He was born in Platteville, Wisconsin, the son of Herman Gasser end Jane Elisabeth Griswold.
Associated With
Willem Einthoven was another winner of the Nobel Prize for Medicine - he receive his honor for inventing the electrocardiogram.