Edward Both

Edward Thomas Both
OBE
Born(1908-04-26)26 April 1908
Caltowie, South Australia
Died18 November 1987(1987-11-18) (aged 79)
Mount Beauty, Victoria
NationalityAustralian
Other namesTed, "E.T."
OccupationInventor
Known forInventing the Both Cabinet Respirator

Edward Thomas Both, OBE (26 April 1908 – 18 November 1987) was an Australian inventor credited with the development of a number of medical, military and general-purpose inventions. These included a low-cost "iron lung", a humidicrib, the first portable electrocardiograph and the "visitel" – a forerunner to the modern fax machine.[1] His inventions gained him an OBE in 1940, and his work led to Both being given the moniker of the "Edison of Australia".[2]

  1. ^ Pauline, Payne (2006). "Both, Edward Thomas (Ted) (1908–1987)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  2. ^ "Tribute To: Both Bros". The New Inventors. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 5 August 2010.