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| | Otto Schmitt, Biophysicist and Inventor Extraordinaire |
 | | Otto Herbert Schmitt (1913-1998) is best remembered for his scientific contributions to biophysics and biomedical engineering, for the crucial role he played in establishing the field of biomedical engineering, and as a great inventor. |
 | | Schmitt's electronic inventions include the cathode follower, the differential amplifier, the chopper-stabilized amplifier, and the Schmitt Trigger. |
 | | The exhibit, which closed in August 2001, included experimental equipment from Schmitt's laboratory, including a 3-D electrocardiograph with torso model, and a nerve axon simulator that contains the first implementation of the Schmitt Trigger, a circuit basic to digital electronics. |
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