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John Price Wetherill Medal
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Otto Schmitt
1913-04-06 – 1998-01-06
Life & Legacy
Otto Herbert Schmitt (April 6, 1913 – January 6, 1998) was an American inventor, engineer, and biophysicist known for his scientific contributions to biophysics and for establishing the field of biomedical engineering. Schmitt also coined the term biomimetics and invented or co-invented the Schmitt trigger, the differential amplifier, and the chopper-stabilized amplifier.
He was elected in 1953 a Fellow of the American Physical Society. He was awarded the John Price Wetherill Medal in 1972.
Occupation & Career
biologist, inventor, university teacher, engineer, biophysicist
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
John Price Wetherill Medal; Fellow of the American Physical Society
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Fellow of the American Physical Society · John Price Wetherill Medal
Employer
University of Minnesota · Washington University in St. Louis
Organizations & Memberships
National Academy of Engineering
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Fellow of the American Physical Society
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