This Monster Helped Save 4.5 Million Lives | How Science Fiction Inspired Science

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein may be a tale of terror, but it also may have been the spark of inspiration for a medical device keeping more than 4.5 million people on this planet alive.

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This Monster Helped Save 4.5 Million Lives | How Science Fiction Inspired Science

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[NatGeo]

Frankenstein may be a tale of terror, but it also may have been the spark of inspiration for the pacemaker, a medical device keeping more than 4.5 million people on this planet alive. What did you find most surprising about this video?

[mihirumrigar]

I don't mean to hate, but atleast credit the original inspiration, i.e Medlife Crisis.

[DaniRodriguezMincey]

This video shows a shocking resemblance with Medlife Crisis’. Shame on you, NatGeo.

[emilyjanet]

Everything from the concept to the title to the THUMBNAIL bears a shocking resemblance to medlife crisis. Not gonna cite him? Have you no intellectual integrity?

[clairegetscrafty]

Medlife Crisis covered this topic 5 months ahead of this video, and did it better too. Shame that a big budget corp like NatGeo didn't even give a credit to him. 👎👎👎

[fardicus]

Look at Star Trek. It too inspired a lot of today's technology, which at the time was thought by many to be impossible. Take the flip phone as an example! It's really cool how media can influence technology.

[TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

My dad after I finally wake up to go to school 1:37

[WiLdLiFeMystery]

When I think of mad scientist, only one name comes in my mind... Albert Einstein. He was a mad genius. 😁👍 awesome video

[bhoomiv]

This is amazing.
History is so surprising.

[justmoe]

go watch the original video by Med Life Crisis!!

[AzlianaLyana]

If it weren't for the great lengths these people took centuries ago, we would not be where we are today. Hats off to all that dwells further where no one normally would.

[ultrastore]

Art helped science.

That's beauty of education.

[suecox]

Very interesting--well presented without unnecessary repetition and stretching the narrative, too.

When i was this early corona virus wasnt even a thing

[rosefoodgang]

To people who think that the Frankenstein himself saved the lives .... Rip

[joekohli]

At the first glance, I thought how come this is possible🤔🤔

[bandog]

A Mad Scientist uh?
Rick and Morty?
Rick

[Agustínz]

Frankenstein wasn't a doctor, he merely was a scientist

[Richie]

🤔Vintage science🧪 films 🎞 tell lots on scientific madness!

[jacopo]

awesome video, so well made, love you NG