Glenn Allan Millikan | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 23, 1906 |
| Died | May 25, 1947 (aged 41) |
| 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]