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Gcook: /* John "Jack" Alexander Hopps, P. Eng. 1919-1998 */

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John "Jack" Alexander Hopps, P. Eng. 1919-1998

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	==John "Jack" Alexander Hopps, P. Eng. 1919-1998==		==John "Jack" Alexander Hopps, P. Eng. ==
			(1919-1998)
	===Canada’s Father of Biomedical Engineering Invents External Pacemaker===		===Canada’s Father of Biomedical Engineering Invents External Pacemaker===
	As a pioneer of biomedical engineering best known for inventing the world’s first artificial pacemaker, John Hopps, P.Eng., has been instrumental in advancing an innovation that has helped millions of		As a pioneer of biomedical engineering best known for inventing the world’s first artificial pacemaker, John Hopps, P.Eng., has been instrumental in advancing an innovation that has helped millions of

Gcook at 01:35, 7 March 2023

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	In 1995, Hopps published his autobiography, Passing Pulses–the Pacemaker and Medical Engineering: A Canadian Story. About a year before his death on November 24, 1998, he commented about his enthusiasm about the evolution of the pacemaker, saying that he was “constantly amazed at how technology” had refined the device he helped to create so many years ago.		In 1995, Hopps published his autobiography, Passing Pulses–the Pacemaker and Medical Engineering: A Canadian Story. About a year before his death on November 24, 1998, he commented about his enthusiasm about the evolution of the pacemaker, saying that he was “constantly amazed at how technology” had refined the device he helped to create so many years ago.

	==References and Further Reading:==		==References and Further Reading==
	# The above content was published in "Heroes for the Ages, Ten extraordinary engineers who made their mark on history", Sharon Aschaiek, Nicole Axworthy, Jennifer Coombes, Michael Mastromatteo, Professional Engineers Ontario, March/April 2013		# The above content was published in "Heroes for the Ages, Ten extraordinary engineers who made their mark on history", Sharon Aschaiek, Nicole Axworthy, Jennifer Coombes, Michael Mastromatteo, Professional Engineers Ontario, March/April 2013
	<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Heros for the Ages Ten extraordinary engineers who made their mark on history Professional Engineers Ontario Pacemaker Hopps March April 2013.pdf\|thumb\|none\|250px\|Heros for the Ages, 2013]] </li>		<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Heros for the Ages Ten extraordinary engineers who made their mark on history Professional Engineers Ontario Pacemaker Hopps March April 2013.pdf\|thumb\|none\|250px\|Heros for the Ages, 2013]] </li>
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	# Canadian Encyclopedia Posting accessed on February 28, 2023 https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/john-a-hopps		# Canadian Encyclopedia Posting accessed on February 28, 2023 https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/john-a-hopps

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	Glen N. Cook, P. Eng. (SM), FEC		Glen N. Cook, P. Eng. (SM), FEC

Gcook: /* John "Jack" Alexander Hopps, P. Eng. 1919-1998 */

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John "Jack" Alexander Hopps, P. Eng. 1919-1998

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	people with cardiac conditions worldwide.		people with cardiac conditions worldwide.

	https://d3d0lqu00lnqvz.cloudfront.net/JohnHopps/Hopps.jpg ~~Dr.~~ Jack Hopps, date unknown. (courtesy National Research Council of Canada Archives)		https://d3d0lqu00lnqvz.cloudfront.net/JohnHopps/Hopps.jpg Jack Hopps, date unknown. (courtesy National Research Council of Canada Archives)

	It wasn’t heart health that originally prompted the research efforts of the electrical engineer from Winnipeg–it was beer. In the 1940s, the University of Manitoba graduate was working at the National		It wasn’t heart health that originally prompted the research efforts of the electrical engineer from Winnipeg–it was beer. In the 1940s, the University of Manitoba graduate was working at the National

Gcook: /* References and Further Reading: */

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	==References and Further Reading:==		==References and Further Reading:==
	# The above ~~citation~~ was published in "Heroes for the Ages, Ten extraordinary engineers who made their mark on history", Sharon Aschaiek, Nicole Axworthy, Jennifer Coombes, Michael Mastromatteo, Professional Engineers Ontario, March/April 2013		# The above content was published in "Heroes for the Ages, Ten extraordinary engineers who made their mark on history", Sharon Aschaiek, Nicole Axworthy, Jennifer Coombes, Michael Mastromatteo, Professional Engineers Ontario, March/April 2013
	<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Heros for the Ages Ten extraordinary engineers who made their mark on history Professional Engineers Ontario Pacemaker Hopps March April 2013.pdf\|thumb\|none\|250px\|Heros for the Ages, 2013]] </li>		<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Heros for the Ages Ten extraordinary engineers who made their mark on history Professional Engineers Ontario Pacemaker Hopps March April 2013.pdf\|thumb\|none\|250px\|Heros for the Ages, 2013]] </li>
	# Engineering History Paper No. 40 “Recognition of Engineers and Engineering Achievements: The Hall of Fame of the Canadian Museum of Science and Technology", Andrew H. Wilson (previously produced as Cedargrove Series #11/2009 – November 2009)		# Engineering History Paper No. 40 “Recognition of Engineers and Engineering Achievements: The Hall of Fame of the Canadian Museum of Science and Technology", Andrew H. Wilson (previously produced as Cedargrove Series #11/2009 – November 2009)

Gcook at 05:49, 1 March 2023

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	==References and Further Reading:==		==References and Further Reading:==
	# The above citation was published in "Heroes for the Ages, Ten extraordinary engineers who made their mark on history", Sharon Aschaiek, Nicole Axworthy, Jennifer Coombes, Michael Mastromatteo, Professional Engineers of Ontario, March/April 2013		# The above citation was published in "Heroes for the Ages, Ten extraordinary engineers who made their mark on history", Sharon Aschaiek, Nicole Axworthy, Jennifer Coombes, Michael Mastromatteo, Professional Engineers Ontario, March/April 2013
	<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Heros for the Ages Ten extraordinary engineers who made their mark on history Professional Engineers Ontario Pacemaker Hopps March April 2013.pdf\|thumb\|none\|250px\|Heros for the Ages, 2013]] </li>		<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Heros for the Ages Ten extraordinary engineers who made their mark on history Professional Engineers Ontario Pacemaker Hopps March April 2013.pdf\|thumb\|none\|250px\|Heros for the Ages, 2013]] </li>
	# Engineering History Paper No. 40 “Recognition of Engineers and Engineering Achievements: The Hall of Fame of the Canadian Museum of Science and Technology", Andrew H. Wilson (previously produced as Cedargrove Series #11/2009 – November 2009)		# Engineering History Paper No. 40 “Recognition of Engineers and Engineering Achievements: The Hall of Fame of the Canadian Museum of Science and Technology", Andrew H. Wilson (previously produced as Cedargrove Series #11/2009 – November 2009)

Gcook: /* Canada’s Father of Biomedical Engineering Invents External Pacemaker */

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Canada’s Father of Biomedical Engineering Invents External Pacemaker

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	people with cardiac conditions worldwide.		people with cardiac conditions worldwide.

	https://d3d0lqu00lnqvz.cloudfront.net/JohnHopps/Hopps.jpg		https://d3d0lqu00lnqvz.cloudfront.net/JohnHopps/Hopps.jpg Dr. Jack Hopps, date unknown. (courtesy National Research Council of Canada Archives)

	It wasn’t heart health that originally prompted the research efforts of the electrical engineer from Winnipeg–it was beer. In the 1940s, the University of Manitoba graduate was working at the National		It wasn’t heart health that originally prompted the research efforts of the electrical engineer from Winnipeg–it was beer. In the 1940s, the University of Manitoba graduate was working at the National

Gcook: /* Canada’s Father of Biomedical Engineering Invents External Pacemaker */

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Canada’s Father of Biomedical Engineering Invents External Pacemaker

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	As a pioneer of biomedical engineering best known for inventing the world’s first artificial pacemaker, John Hopps, P.Eng., has been instrumental in advancing an innovation that has helped millions of		As a pioneer of biomedical engineering best known for inventing the world’s first artificial pacemaker, John Hopps, P.Eng., has been instrumental in advancing an innovation that has helped millions of
	people with cardiac conditions worldwide.		people with cardiac conditions worldwide.

			https://d3d0lqu00lnqvz.cloudfront.net/JohnHopps/Hopps.jpg

	It wasn’t heart health that originally prompted the research efforts of the electrical engineer from Winnipeg–it was beer. In the 1940s, the University of Manitoba graduate was working at the National		It wasn’t heart health that originally prompted the research efforts of the electrical engineer from Winnipeg–it was beer. In the 1940s, the University of Manitoba graduate was working at the National

Gcook: /* References and Further Reading: */

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	==References and Further Reading:==		==References and Further Reading:==
	# The above citation was published in "Heroes for the Ages, Ten extraordinary engineers who made their mark on history", Sharon Aschaiek, Nicole Axworthy, Jennifer Coombes, Michael Mastromatteo, Professional Engineers of Ontario, March/April 2013		# The above citation was published in "Heroes for the Ages, Ten extraordinary engineers who made their mark on history", Sharon Aschaiek, Nicole Axworthy, Jennifer Coombes, Michael Mastromatteo, Professional Engineers of Ontario, March/April 2013
			<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Heros for the Ages Ten extraordinary engineers who made their mark on history Professional Engineers Ontario Pacemaker Hopps March April 2013.pdf\|thumb\|none\|250px\|Heros for the Ages, 2013]] </li>
	# Engineering History Paper No. 40 “Recognition of Engineers and Engineering Achievements: The Hall of Fame of the Canadian Museum of Science and Technology", Andrew H. Wilson (previously produced as Cedargrove Series #11/2009 – November 2009)		# Engineering History Paper No. 40 “Recognition of Engineers and Engineering Achievements: The Hall of Fame of the Canadian Museum of Science and Technology", Andrew H. Wilson (previously produced as Cedargrove Series #11/2009 – November 2009)
	# Canadian Encyclopedia Posting accessed on February 28, 2023 https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/john-a-hopps		# Canadian Encyclopedia Posting accessed on February 28, 2023 https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/john-a-hopps
	~~File:Heros for the Ages Ten extraordinary engineers who made their mark on history Professional Engineers Ontario Pacemaker Hopps March April 2013.pdf~~

	==Posted by:==		==Posted by:==
	Glen N. Cook, P. Eng. (SM), FEC		Glen N. Cook, P. Eng. (SM), FEC

Gcook: /* References and Further Reading: */

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	# Engineering History Paper No. 40 “Recognition of Engineers and Engineering Achievements: The Hall of Fame of the Canadian Museum of Science and Technology", Andrew H. Wilson (previously produced as Cedargrove Series #11/2009 – November 2009)		# Engineering History Paper No. 40 “Recognition of Engineers and Engineering Achievements: The Hall of Fame of the Canadian Museum of Science and Technology", Andrew H. Wilson (previously produced as Cedargrove Series #11/2009 – November 2009)
	# Canadian Encyclopedia Posting accessed on February 28, 2023 https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/john-a-hopps		# Canadian Encyclopedia Posting accessed on February 28, 2023 https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/john-a-hopps
			File:Heros for the Ages Ten extraordinary engineers who made their mark on history Professional Engineers Ontario Pacemaker Hopps March April 2013.pdf

	==Posted by:==		==Posted by:==
	Glen N. Cook, P. Eng. (SM), FEC		Glen N. Cook, P. Eng. (SM), FEC

Gcook: /* References: */

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	In 1995, Hopps published his autobiography, Passing Pulses–the Pacemaker and Medical Engineering: A Canadian Story. About a year before his death on November 24, 1998, he commented about his enthusiasm about the evolution of the pacemaker, saying that he was “constantly amazed at how technology” had refined the device he helped to create so many years ago.		In 1995, Hopps published his autobiography, Passing Pulses–the Pacemaker and Medical Engineering: A Canadian Story. About a year before his death on November 24, 1998, he commented about his enthusiasm about the evolution of the pacemaker, saying that he was “constantly amazed at how technology” had refined the device he helped to create so many years ago.

	==References:==		==References and Further Reading:==
	# "Heroes for the Ages, Ten extraordinary engineers who made their mark on history", Sharon Aschaiek, Nicole Axworthy, Jennifer Coombes, Michael Mastromatteo, Professional Engineers of Ontario, March/April 2013		# The above citation was published in "Heroes for the Ages, Ten extraordinary engineers who made their mark on history", Sharon Aschaiek, Nicole Axworthy, Jennifer Coombes, Michael Mastromatteo, Professional Engineers of Ontario, March/April 2013
	# Engineering History Paper No. 40 “Recognition of Engineers and Engineering Achievements: The Hall of Fame of the Canadian Museum of Science and Technology", Andrew H. Wilson (previously produced as Cedargrove Series #11/2009 – November 2009)		# Engineering History Paper No. 40 “Recognition of Engineers and Engineering Achievements: The Hall of Fame of the Canadian Museum of Science and Technology", Andrew H. Wilson (previously produced as Cedargrove Series #11/2009 – November 2009)
	# Canadian Encyclopedia Posting accessed on February 28, 2023 https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/john-a-hopps		# Canadian Encyclopedia Posting accessed on February 28, 2023 https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/john-a-hopps