Otto Herbert Schmitt (April 6, 1913 – January 6, 1998) was an American inventor, engineer, and biophysicist best known for his scientific contributions to biophysics and for establishing the field of biomedical engineering. Schmitt also coined the term biomimetics and invented the Schmitt trigger. April 6 is the 96th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (97th in leap years). ... 1913 (MCMXIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... An inventor is a person who creates new inventions, typically technical devices such as mechanical, electrical or software devices or methods. ... Look up engineer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Biophysics (also biological physics) is an interdisciplinary science that applies theories and methods of the physical sciences to questions of biology. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This article or section should be merged with Bionics (engineering) Biomimetics (also known as bionics and biognosis) is the application of methods and systems found in nature to modern technology. ... In electronics, a Schmitt (or Schmidt) trigger is a special kind of comparator circuit. ...

External links

• Biomimetic Charitable Foundation
• The Bakken Library and Museum, A Lifetime of Connections: Otto Herbert Schmitt, 1913-1998
• Otto H. Schmitt Online Interpretive Center, maintained by the University of Minnesota.