Sujet
Nuclear-Powered Cardiac Pacemaker
Légende
Diagram of the major components of the nuclear-powered cardiac pacemaker -- A plutonium-238 fueled thermoelectric generator, coupled with conventional pacemaker electronic circuits, is being developed by the Nuclear Materials and Equipment Corporation (NUMEC), Apollo, PA, under a contract awarded by the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC). The new pacemaker is being tested in animasl preparatory to human clinical trials, Bethesda, MD, 1969. (Photo by National Institutes of Health/PhotoQuest/Getty Images)
Date
01 oct. 1969
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/GG Vintage Images
Notre référence
UMG21A18_471
Model release
Non
Property release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
53,0Mo (1,4Mo) / 42,7cm x 31,1cm / 5042 x 3675 (300dpi)