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Otis Boykin

American inventor and engineer

Otis Boykin

1979 portrait from the U.S. Department of Energy

Born

Otis Frank Boykin


(1920-08-29)August 29, 1920

Dallas, TX

DiedMarch 26, 1982(1982-03-26) (aged 61)

Chicago, Illinois

NationalityAmerican
EducationBooker T.

Washington High School, FISK University

Parent(s)Walter B. Boykin, Sarah Boykin
Engineering career

Otis Frank Boykin (August 29, 1920 – March 26, 1982) was an American inventor and engineer.[1] His inventions include electrical resistors used in computing, missile guidance, and pacemakers.

Early life and education

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Otis Boykin was born on August 29, 1920, in Dallas, Texas.[2][3] His father, Walter B. Boykin, was a carpenter, and later became a preacher. His mother, Sarah, was a maid, who died of heart failure when Otis was a year old. This inspired him to help improve the pacemaker.[4] Boykin attended