Rune Elmqvist: Medical Innovator Behind First Inkjet Printer and Implantable Pacemakers
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Summary
Swedish engineer Rune Elmqvist, who was qualified as a physician but chose medical equipment invention instead, created groundbreaking innovations including the Mingograph (the first inkjet printer) in 1949 and implantable pacemakers. His work at Elema-Schonander (later Siemens-Elema) revolutionized medical technology and continues to impact millions worldwide.
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· 5 pulledMillions of people worldwide have reason to be thankful that Swedish engineer Rune Elmqvist decided not to practice medicine
In 1949, while working at Elema-Schonander (later Siemens-Elema), in Stockholm, he applied for a patent for the Mingograph, the first inkjet printer
Its movable nozzle deposited an electrostatically controlled jet of ink droplets on a spool of paper
Rune Elmqvist qualified to be a physician, but he devoted his career to developing medical equipment
Rune Elmqvist's inventions changed lives. From inkjet printers to implantable pacemakers, learn how his innovations continue to impact the world today
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