Manuscript notes with formulas and measurements for parts of the Starr-Edwards heart valve. circa 1960 The M. Lowell Edwards Public History Project was made possible by [...]

Manuscript notes with schematics and formulas for the Starr-Edwards heart valve. Shows velocity through the #3 valve at heart stroke. circa 1960 The M. Lowell Edwards P [...]

Manuscript notes showing measurements, figures and notes on the design of the ball and cage valves including ball to opening ratio, ball size, and availability of materia [...]

Black and white photograph of members of the family of M. Lowell Edwards, identified as: Back row, left to right: Bill, Miles, Lloyd, Clarence, Tom, Lowell Front row, lef [...]

Black and white photograph of Clarence Edwards with sons and grandsons. From left: Bill, Clarence, Lloyd, Miles, Tom, and Lowell.

Black and white photographic portrait of M. Lowell Edwards. Edwards was an engineer and inventor known for his work with Dr. Albert Starr in the development of the Starr- [...]

Black and white photograph of M. Lowell Edwards using a microscope to examine an example of the artificial heart valve he developed with Albert Starr, M.D.

Black and white photograph of the Model 6120 Starr-Edwards Mitral Prosthesis, the artificial heart valve developed by M. Lowell Edwards and Albert Starr, M.D.

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