. "1998Z"^^ . "1998-01-06Z"^^ . "1913Z"^^ . . "1913-04-06Z"^^ . . "Schmitt, Otto"@en . "American scientist" . "Otto Schmitt"@en . . . . . . "Otto Herbert Schmitt (April 6, 1913 \u2013 January 6, 1998) was an American inventor, engineer, and biophysicist known for his scientific contributions to biophysics and for establishing the field of biomedical engineering. Schmitt also coined the term biomimetics and invented the Schmitt trigger, the cathode follower, the differential amplifier, and the chopper-stabilized amplifier.He was awarded the John Price Wetherill Medal in 1972."@en . .