Glenn Allan Millikan

Glenn Allan Millikan
Glenn Allan Millikan
Born	May 23, 1906; Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	May 25, 1947 (aged 41); Fall Creek Falls State Park, Tennessee, U.S.
Alma mater	Harvard University; University of Cambridge
Known for	Invention of practical Oximeter
	Scientific career
Fields	Oximetry
Doctoral advisor	Sir Joseph Bancroft; Lord Adrian

Glenn Allan Millikan (May 23, 1906 – May 25, 1947)^[1] was an American physiologist, inventor and mountaineer. Millikan invented the first practical, portable oximeter in 1940–1942.^[2] The Millikan oximeter "is generally acknowledged as the beginning of oximetry in physiology and clinical medicine."^[3] The word oximeter was introduced by Millikan.^[3]

^ "Tennessee, Death Records, 1914-1955". State Library and Archives, Tennessee. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
^ Severinghaus and Astrup, p. 276.
^ ^a ^b Zijstra et al., p. 244.

[FamilySearch-1] "Tennessee, Death Records, 1914-1955". State Library and Archives, Tennessee. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2014.

[S276-2] Severinghaus and Astrup, p. 276.

[Z244-3] Zijstra et al., p. 244.

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Glenn Allan Millikan
Born	(1906-05-23)May 23, 1906 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	May 25, 1947(1947-05-25) (aged 41) Fall Creek Falls State Park, Tennessee, U.S.
Alma mater	Harvard University University of Cambridge
Known for	Invention of practical Oximeter
Scientific career
Fields	Oximetry
Doctoral advisor	Sir Joseph Bancroft Lord Adrian