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  2. Charles R. Drew - Wikipedia

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    He made sure all blood plasma was tested before it was shipped out. He ensured that only skilled personnel handled blood plasma to avoid the possibility of contamination. The Blood for Britain program operated successfully for five months, with total collections of almost 15,000 people donating blood, and with over 5,500 vials of blood plasma ...

  3. Henrietta Lacks - Wikipedia

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    The sculpture was created by Helen Wilson-Roe and was the first statue of a black woman made by a black woman for a public space in the United Kingdom. [ 73 ] On October 13, 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) presented the Director General Award to Lawrence Lacks, the son of Henrietta Lacks, in recognition of her unknowing contribution ...

  4. Donald Bitzer, NC State professor who brought plasma ... - AOL

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    The screen technology was eventually applied in a range of industries, including the military and entertainment. Donald Bitzer, NC State professor who brought plasma screens to the world, dies at ...

  5. William P. Murphy Jr. - Wikipedia

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    William Parry Murphy Jr. (November 11, 1923 – November 30, 2023) was an American physician and inventor of medical devices including collaborating on a flexible sealed blood bag used for blood transfusions.

  6. Plasma display - Wikipedia

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    At the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Panasonic introduced their 152" 2160p 3D plasma. In 2010, Panasonic shipped 19.1 million plasma TV panels. [38] In 2010, the shipments of plasma TVs reached 18.2 million units globally. [39] Since that time, shipments of plasma TVs have declined substantially.

  7. Thomas J. Fogarty - Wikipedia

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    Dr. Thomas J. "Tom" Fogarty (born February 25, 1934, in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American surgeon and medical device inventor.He is best known for the invention of the embolectomy catheter (or balloon catheter), which revolutionized the treatment of blood clots ().

  8. John Scudder (physician) - Wikipedia

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    John Scudder (1900 – December 1976) was an American medical doctor and blood transfusion specialist who developed the Plasma for Britain program during the early years of World War II. He recruited Charles Drew to help develop the organization and its processes to get the plasma supply project operational. Their work was estimated to have ...

  9. Thomas Elkins - Wikipedia

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    Thomas Elkins (1818 – August 10, 1900) [1] was an African-American dentist, abolitionist, surgeon, pharmacist, and inventor.He lived in Albany, New York, for most of his life, but travelled during his service as the medical examiner of the 54th and 55th Massachusetts infantries and visited Liberia.