(1873-1944) French biologist and surgeon known for his experiments on keeping organs and tissues alive while they were outside the
body. In the early 1930s Carrel, along with
American aviator Charles
Lindbergh (1902-1974), created a device, known as a
mechanical or artificial heart, that made it possible to support the
life of an organ once it was taken out of a
body.
(1873 - 1944)
French surgeon and
biologist, in United
States 1905 - 39, won the
Nobel prize in 1912. In his experiments he
succeeded in cultivating
chicken heart and other tissues outside the
body.