Basil Hirschowitz
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Basil Hirschowitz is an academic gastroenterologist from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) best known in the field for having invented an improved optical Fiber which allowed the creation of a useful flexible endoscope. This invention revolutionized the practice of gastroenterology and also was a key invention in optical fiber communication in multiple industries.
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- Black, Hank. "The Enlightening Endoscope: A Tool That Transformed GI Care." - UAB Magazine, Fall 1997, Volume 17, Number 4.
- Optical Fiber contains more information about Basil Hirschowitz in History section.