As per our current Database, Forrest Bird has been died on Aug 2, 2015 (age 94).
When Forrest Bird die, Forrest Bird was 94 years old.
| Popular As | Forrest Bird |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Age | 94 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Gemini |
| Born | June 9, 1921 (Massachusetts) |
| Birthday | June 9 |
| Town/City | Massachusetts |
| Nationality | Massachusetts |
Forrest Bird’s zodiac sign is Gemini. According to astrologers, Gemini is expressive and quick-witted, it represents two different personalities in one and you will never be sure which one you will face. They are sociable, communicative and ready for fun, with a tendency to suddenly get serious, thoughtful and restless. They are fascinated with the world itself, extremely curious, with a constant feeling that there is not enough time to experience everything they want to see.
Forrest Bird was born in the Year of the Rooster. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Rooster are practical, resourceful, observant, analytical, straightforward, trusting, honest, perfectionists, neat and conservative. Compatible with Ox or Snake.
American Engineer and aviator credited with creating the first viable mechanical ventilator, the Bird Universal Medical Respirator, for seriously ill patients. He was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1995.
He served as a pilot in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II.
His ventilator for infants, nicknamed the Babybird, had a hand in decreasing the mortality rate in breathing-challenged infants from 70% to 10%.
His wife Pamela was the co-founder of the Bird Aviation Museum and Invention Center.
He received the Presidential Citizens Medal from U.S. President George W. Bush in December 2008.
