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| L to R: Wilson Greatbatch, Eleanor Greatbatch and MHRC Director John Courtin, 2005 |
The Martin House Restoration Corporation mourns the recent loss of inventor and benefactor, Wilson Greatbatch.
Mr. Greatbatch’s implantable cardiac pacemaker was named one of the 10 outstanding U.S. engineering achievements of the last 50 years by the National Society of Professional Engineers. He was a member of the prestigious National Inventors Hall of Fame and held a National Medal of Technology, bestowed by President George H.W. Bush at the White House in 1990.
Even in his advanced years, Mr. Greatbatch, who held more than 350 U.S. and foreign patents, was thinking "outside the box" with new inventions and discoveries—from a cure for AIDS using genetic engineering to a nuclear-powered spaceship to send people to Mars.
The Eleanor and Wilson Greatbatch Pavilion (Toshiko Mori Architect, 2009) at the Martin House Complex was dedicated to Mr. and Mrs. Greatbatch through the generosity of the East Hill Foundation. The building stands as a testimony to their progressive, entrepreneurial spirit, and to their great philanthropy to the Western New York community.
Thank you for all you've done.
ReplyDeleteRest in Peace Mr. Greatbatch