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The Lonely Idea - The Engineer Who Fixes Hearts

The Engineer Who Fixes Hearts

The Lonely Idea

05/28/20 • 28 min

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How did a tiny aquatic animal inspire a smartphone application to monitor cardiovascular health? Caltech alumnus, inventor and bio-, aeronautical, and mechanical engineer Mory Gharib connects the dots between watching a newborn zebrafish grow and mapping out the human heart.

Mory Gharib is the Hans W. Liepmann Professor of Aeronautics and Bioinspired Engineering, the Booth-Kresa Leadership Chair and Director of the Center for Autonomous Systems and Technologies, and Director of the Graduate Aerospace Laboratories at Caltech.

05/28/20 • 28 min

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The Lonely Idea - The Engineer Who Fixes Hearts

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Introduction

Great science and engineering often begin with a singular hypothesis, but how does a lone spark of innovation become popular science? From Caltech, this is The Lonely Idea.

Rich Wolf, host

Welcome to The Lonely Idea. I'm your host, Rich Wolf. Today, I'll be speaking with my good friend Mory Gharib. Mory is a prolific inventor and an entrepreneur who has used his expertise in aeronautical, mechanical,

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