Authority Cited: Hale, Dr. [Stephen Hales]
Author name and dates: Stephen Hales (1677-1771)
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BKG Bio-tweet: Cleric; scientist (plant and animal physiology); inventor; first to measure blood pressure; vivisectionist; philanthropist
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Author name and dates: Stephen Hales (1677-1771)
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BKG Bio-tweet: Cleric; scientist (plant and animal physiology); inventor; first to measure blood pressure; vivisectionist; philanthropist
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- SJ credits Hales with the invention of the ventilator in the definition of ventilator; the OED credits Hales with the first use of the term in 1743 in A Description of Ventilators, Whereby Great Quantities of Fresh Air may with ease be conveyed into Mines, Gaols, Hospitals, Work-Houses, and Ships.