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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Invention of the Week: Forrest Bird: Medical Respirator

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the inventor of "the first reliable low-cost, mass-produced medical respirator," Forrest Bird. This article overviews his education and career, the development of the respirator, and the effects the respirator has had on the...
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National Inventors Hall of Fame

National Inventors Hall of Fame: Forrest M. Bird

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site has a short biographical sketch about the inventor of "The Bird," a respirator that helped to infants with respiratory problems.
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Curated OER

Forrest M. Bird

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of Forrest M. Bird.
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Curated OER

Forrest M. Bird

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of Forrest M. Bird.