14 Jan 2010

Kiwis who should be famous - Sir Robert Macintosh

From Summer Noelle, 10:30 am on 14 January 2010

Sir Robert Macintosh (1897-1989) became the second Professor of Anaesthetics in the world. He invented the laryngoscope which remains the most widely used piece of anaesthetic equipment in the world. Graham Sharpe nominates Sir Robert, a son of Timaru. Dr Graham Sharpe joined Summer Noelle to tell us about him.

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