Long-term plays are nothing new for Medtronic, which was founded as a medical device repair business in 1949 by Earl Bakken and Palmer Hermundslie. The company introduced the first battery ...

The lab has a rich history, Iaizzo said. The first battery-powered pacemaker was invented in the same space in the late 1950s by University researcher Earl Bakken. The walls are adorned with photos of ...

The Bakken Museum Located in a mansion on Lake Calhoun in Minneapolis, this quirky, small science museum was founded in 1975 by Earl Bakken, the inventor of the first wearable battery-operated ...