Otto Schmitt

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Otto Schmitt
Born	(1913-04-06)6 April 1913 St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Died	6 January 1998(1998-01-06) (aged 84) Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Nationality	American
Citizenship	United States (1913–1998)
Spouse	Viola Schmitt
Awards	John Price Wetherill Medal (1972)
Scientific career
Fields	Biophysics Bioengineering Electrical engineering
Institutions	Washington University University of Minnesota University College, London
Thesis	An electrical theory of nerve impulse propagation (1937)

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.

References

^ "Otto Schmitt, Biophysicist and Inventor Extraordinaire" Archived 2014-10-19 at the Wayback Machine, The Bakken Library and Museum.
^ "APS Fellow Archive". American Physical Society. (search on year=1953 and institution=University of Minnesota)

“Biomimetic.” Merriam-Webster.com. 2013. Web. April 15, 2013.
Geddes, Leslie A. "Personal Recollections Of Otto Schmitt. Otto Knew How To Get People's Attention." IEEE Engineering In Medicine And Biology Magazine: The Quarterly Magazine Of The Engineering In Medicine & Biology Society 23.6 (2004): 60-61. MEDLINE with Full Text. Web. 19 Mar. 2013.
Harkness, Jon M. "In Appreciation A Lifetime Of Connections: Otto Herbert Schmitt, 1913-1998." Physics In Perspective 4.4 (2002): 456. Academic Search Complete. Web. 19 Mar. 2013.
Patterson, Robert. "The Contributions Of Otto H. Schmitt. More Than The Schmitt Trigger." IEEE Engineering In Medicine And Biology Magazine: The Quarterly Magazine Of The Engineering In Medicine & Biology Society 23.6 (2004): 19. MEDLINE with Full Text. Web. 19 Mar. 2013.
Schmitt, Francis O. The Never-Ceasing Search. Vol. 188. Philadelphia: American Philosophilcal Society, 1990. Print. Memoirs.
Valentinuzzi, Max E. "Otto Herbert Arnold Schmitt (1913-1998), A Pioneer. Overview Of His Scientific Production." IEEE Engineering In Medicine And Biology Magazine: The Quarterly Magazine Of The Engineering In Medicine & Biology Society 23.6 (2004): 42-46. MEDLINE with Full Text. Web. 19 Mar. 2013.