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Oops! It's a Pacemaker!

By Jonathan Bard

Book information

Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Year
2019
ISBN
9781499465006, 2016017222
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
4 MB (3851254 bytes)
Series
Accidental Scientific Discoveries that Changed the World
Pages
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Time added
2022-12-28 18:43:57
Juvenile Nonfiction; Science; JNF051170

Description

Every time your heart beats, an electrical current has been sent from certain cells to the rest of the heart muscle tissue, triggering your heart to contract and push blood through your body. When these signals go awry, major health issues such as heart attacks can occur. Enter the pacemaker, a small implanted device that keeps your heart beating. Did you know, implantable pacemakers were invented by accident? This volume explores the history, struggles, and the accidental invention of the pacemaker, a device that beats hundreds of thousands of times each year to save people's lives.

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