Famous Ham Radio Operator: W2QBO Wilson Greatbatch: Inventor of the implantable cardiac pacemaker

While doing some research on Buffalo, NY. business pioneers, I discovered that Wilson Greatbatch was a ham radio operator. His callsign was W2QBO.

Demonstrating his selflessness and character, here is quote from Mr. Greatbatch:

"To ask for a successful experiment, for professional stature, for financial reward or for peer approval,” he wrote in his memoir, “is asking to be paid for what should be an act of love."

Here are some links to further information about Wilson Greatbatch....

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/wilson-greatbatch-inventor-of-the-implantable-cardiac-pacemaker-2363206.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/28/business/wilson-greatbatch-pacemaker-inventor-dies-at-92.html?_r=0

http://www.greatbatch.com/history.aspx?s=about

http://gizmodo.com/5844558/wilson-greatbatch-the-man-who-accidentally-invented-the-pacemaker-has-died