Philip Drinker

Philip Drinker
BornDecember 12, 1894
Haverford, Pennsylvania
DiedOctober 19, 1972(1972-10-19) (aged 77)
Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire
OccupationEngineer
Engineering career
ProjectsIron lung

Philip Drinker (December 12, 1894 – October 19, 1972) was an American industrial hygienist. With Louis Agassiz Shaw, he invented the first widely used iron lung in 1928.[1][2]

  1. ^ P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science (2011). "Philip Drinker '17". Distinguished Alumni: Great Talents & Bright Minds. Bethlehem, Pennsylvania: Lehigh University. Archived from the original on June 15, 2011. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
  2. ^ Sherwood, RJ (1973). "Obituaries: Philip Drinker 1894–1972". The Annals of Occupational Hygiene. 16 (1): 93–4. doi:10.1093/annhyg/16.1.93.