Forrest Bird – National Medal of Technology & Innovation
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60 Minutes – The Birdman From Idaho (October 7, 2007) $17.99 Airdate: 10/07/07 Forrest Bird is a remarkable American original, one of this country’s great inventors. Among his inventions: the modern respirator, which has saved millions of lives. Bird’s true passion is flying — as a child he recalls meeting Orville Wright — and this dapper octogenarian still likes taking to the sky in the 1938 Piper Cub that once belonged to his father. Morley Safer talks… |
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