Philip Drinker

Philip Drinker ( born December 12, 1894 in Haverford, Pennsylvania, † October 19, 1972 in Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire ) was an American inventor. He is considered the inventor of the iron lung.

Drinker tested his invention first in self- test before the first use of an iron lung on October 12, 1928, in Boston at Children 's Hospital. A diseased polio eight year old girl who had fallen into a coma, could be revived within a few minutes. Only after the product has been applied for a patent, it was presented to the public on 14 September 1929. Drinker was married and had a son.