Oops! It's a pacemaker! /
Bard, Jonathan,
Oops! It's a pacemaker! / It's a pacemaker It is a pacemaker Jonathan Bard. - First edition. - 32 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm - Accidental scientific discoveries that changed the world . - Accidental scientific discoveries that changed the world. .
Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.
Accidental discoveries in science -- How the heart works -- Electrical currents in the heart -- When problems happen -- The first pacemakers -- Challenges of widespread use -- Oops! The implantable, reliable pacemaker -- Greatbatch builds a team -- Overcoming problems -- Modern-day pacemakers -- Leadless pacemakers -- Advances in biological pacemakers -- A fortunate accident.
"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. But did you know, implantable pacemakers were invented by accident? This title 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."--
9781538239827 1538239825 9781538239841 1538239841 9781538239834 1538239833
2018043884
Cardiac pacemakers--Juvenile literature.
Arrhythmia--Juvenile literature.
Heart--Diseases--Juvenile literature.
Discoveries in science--Juvenile literature.
Illustrated works.
Oops! It's a pacemaker! / It's a pacemaker It is a pacemaker Jonathan Bard. - First edition. - 32 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm - Accidental scientific discoveries that changed the world . - Accidental scientific discoveries that changed the world. .
Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.
Accidental discoveries in science -- How the heart works -- Electrical currents in the heart -- When problems happen -- The first pacemakers -- Challenges of widespread use -- Oops! The implantable, reliable pacemaker -- Greatbatch builds a team -- Overcoming problems -- Modern-day pacemakers -- Leadless pacemakers -- Advances in biological pacemakers -- A fortunate accident.
"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. But did you know, implantable pacemakers were invented by accident? This title 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."--
9781538239827 1538239825 9781538239841 1538239841 9781538239834 1538239833
2018043884
Cardiac pacemakers--Juvenile literature.
Arrhythmia--Juvenile literature.
Heart--Diseases--Juvenile literature.
Discoveries in science--Juvenile literature.
Illustrated works.