The first artificial heart was patented by a ventriloquist.

Who knows what one can become?

For example, do you know that Paul Winchell, a famous ventriloquist patented an artificial heart? And he is a victim of polio from his childhood!

Yes, his famous ventriloquism endeared him to the world as he performed across the world! His wodden dummy to which he talked is known as Jerry Mahoney.

Then Paul became a voice dubbing artist for Disney Movies for many years.

Paul Winchell only went back to school in 1950s and at that time, he was 35. He studied medine and patented the first artificial heart in 1963.

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