This is a list of the known articles that are about or quote Dr. Otto H. Schmitt that have appeared in the popular press. This may not be a complete list. Almost all of these articles are at the University of Minnesota Archives. If you know of other articles or have a correction, please send the specifics to us by e-mail: region1manager@hotmail.com or call 612/331-1953 or mail to Schmitt Foundation, c/o Tom Young, 1912 Como Ave SE, Minneapolis MN 55414. Thank you.

4 January 1936 Saint Louis Globe-Dispatch “Nerve Study Machine Developed at W. U. by Dr. Otto Schmitt-Holds Possibility of Extending Knowledge of Nervous Systems. [Otto’s development of Nerve Axon Simulator at Washington University in Missouri]

7 April 1936 Unknown-Probably Saint Louis Paper-Possibly Washington University Student Paper “51 Honor Students Given Scholarships-Awards in Languages, Arts and Sciences Included” [Otto Schmitt receives Washington University Fellowship of $500 and exemption from ½ of tuition]

24 April 1937 The Commercial Appeal in Memphis TN “Mysteries of Human Life Worked Out” with Photo Page 5 of the Saturday morning edition

12 August 1937 South Saint Louis Neighborhood News Page 1 [Wedding announcement]

February 1941 The Minnesota Techno-Log “Science Approaches New Worlds with the Electron Microscope” by Otto Schmitt on page 108 and 109. Short bio of Otto Schmitt with photo on page 98 by Richard Opland, C.E. 1943

9 October 1941 The Minnesota Daily “Darn the Scientists!-Nurse May Not Hold Patient’s Hand” page 1 [About Otto Schmitt’s development of the cardio tachometer {indicates automatically and continuously the rate of a heart beat and can be used with the subject in motion} and its use by Dr. Ancil Keys]

Early 1940’s Minneapolis Sunday Tribune and Star Journal “Construction of ‘Real’ Electron Microscope is Goal of ‘U’ Doctor-Would Aid Hunt for Viruses Such as Encephalitis” by Elwood Maunder with photo of Otto and model of electron microscope he built [About Otto Schmitt’s efforts to get an Electron Microscope to the University of Minnesota]

Early 1940’s Twin Cities Newspaper-Star Tribune or Pioneer Press “HOW We Think, See and Feel---Nerves Observed at Work” page 22 with photo of Otto dissecting crawfish nerve fibers [Early nerve research by Otto Schmitt at University of Minnesota]

1946 Booklet of and produced by the Airborne Instruments Laboratory of Minneola New York “Special Devices Section” [Photo of Dr Schmitt and two photos of his laboratory and a short article about the Special Devices Section of AIL that Otto was Supervising Engineer of]

24 April 1946 Newsday pg 24 Article and several excellent photographs

19 March 1948 New York Herald Tribune “Nerve is found to Carry Small Food Particles-May Also be Transmitter of Disease-Bearing Viruses, Biologists’ Session Told” by John J. O’Neill on page 24 [Otto is reported to have been able to measure electrical activity in nerves and “particles of nutrient materials and objects”]

18 June 1948 Saint Paul Pioneer Press “U Expert Perfects ‘Miracle’ Machine-Radar Taught New Tricks” with very good photo [Three dimensional radar use]

17 September 1948 Minneapolis Morning Tribune “Heart Testing Unit Seen as Great Gain” by Victor Cohn–about SVEC and Otto applying physics to medicine with picture of Otto

18 October 1948 St Paul Dispatch “Armed Forces Confer Honors for Work Done in War Time” article and photo [Honored for “outstanding fidelity and meritorious conduct in the aid of the war effort against the common enemy” by Rear Adm. J. Cary Jones]

20 October 1948 Minnesota Daily “United States Cites 7 Faculty Members” article and photo [Honored for “outstanding fidelity and meritorious conduct in the aid of the war effort against the common enemy” by Rear Adm. J. Cary Jones]

3 February 1949 The Minnesota Daily “U Prof Makes Oscilloscope of Stereoscope-Grandma to Buck Rogers” by Bob Krauss with photo of Otto’s student Raphael Levine next to equipment [Otto makes a stereoscope with Cathode Ray Tubes]

22 June 1949 Minnesota Daily “U Physicists Off to Study Nerve Impulses In Squid” with photo by Leo Stock page 1 [Otto and Viola Schmitt’s and staff’s two month trip to Woods Hole MA with Impedance Calculating machine]

17 July 1949 Saint Paul Pioneer Press “Man Stumped! Machine Has Answers!” by Reuben Monson with excellent photos by D. C. Dornberg [Use of computers {impedance calculations} to perform multiple rapid calculations of nerve impulses] [Date is approximate-send correction to Editor]

April 1950 Volume 3 Number 7 The Minnesotan Staff Magazine of the University of Minnesota “How does a Nerve Work” with excellent photos page 1-2 and 10

23 January 1951 Minnesota Daily “U Scientists Pioneer New Heart Study Field” page 3 [a discussion of the work of Otto Schmitt and grad student Ray Levine’s work on SVEC]

24 June 1951 Saint Paul Pioneer Press Feature Magazine “Real TV Heart Throbs to Aid Medics-Minnesota biophysicist sets up cathode-ray tubes to provide 3-way picture” by Roy Dunlap page 3 with excellent photos of Dr. Otto Schmitt and Dr. Ray B. Levine [Use of Schmitt’s technique originally done for airplane detection in WW2 for heart research]

8 April 1952 The Minnesota Daily “Biophysicist Uses TV Tube to Study Nerve Impulses” with photo of Student Kent Chapman page 1 [Pattern of nerve impulses as seen on Cathode Ray tubes]

January 1954 Honeywell…Flight Lines “Biological Engineering” by Otto Schmitt pages 1-5 with photos

25 March 1955 News Chronicle London “They want the robots to nod” from Bruce Rothwell

9 April 1956 Medical News A Newspaper for Physicians “Electronic Robots May Lighten Task for MD’s” Page 4

7 March 1959 Nature, London “Biological Effects of Space Flight”

20 July 1959 Cape Cod Standard-Times “Manned Space Flight Being Studied at Woods Hole” by Hugh R. McCartney and photo of Otto Schmitt at a blackboard [Safe transport of humans into outer space by Chair of the Armed Forces National Research Center Committee on BioAstronautics-Otto Schmitt]

11 March 1960 Minneapolis Morning Tribune “Space Travel Problems” page 29 [Speech announcement]

11 March 1960 Saint Paul Pioneer Press “Man in Orbit, Lecture Topic” [Speech announcement at Minnesota Museum of Natural History to be 13 March 1960]

14 March 1960 Saint Paul Pioneer Press “Chinese Emperor Failed—Curiosity ‘Sure’ to Put Man into Outer Space” by Ron Waataja [Article and small headshot photo]

22 March 1961 Electronic News “Bio-Medical Progress Seen Spur to Industry” by Morris Maline [changing role of biomedical electronics by IRE panel, Dr. Schmitt listed as being on panel]

27 November 1961 The American Medical Association Daily Bulletin “Medical
Electronics growing in value to family physicians” Volume 15 Second Issue page 2

28 November 1961 The New York Times “Radio-Activated drugs found to alter Moods” by Robert K Plumb Section C page 25

30 November 1961 Interview with John Wingate on WOR radio in White Plains New York [This has not been verified]

3 December 1961 The Dublin Sunday Independent “You can be controlled by a radio switch” author unknown

5 February 1962 The Brewing Trade Review in London “Changing our tune” page ? to 157 author unknown

September 1962 EEE “Circuit Classics-Electronic Engineering presents: No. 4 of a series-The Schmitt Trigger” page 61 with drawing [reprint of “The Thermionic Trigger”]

November 1962 Integrated Circuitry “Schmitt Trigger-Diffusion technique produces complete Schmitt Trigger on one substrate. Both circuit and microminiature relay it drives are mounted in one TO-5 case.” By Donald P. Schulz [practical use of Schmitt Trigger] page 46 48 with drawings and photos

16 November 1962 Willmar Daily Tribune “Willmar’s U of M Alumni Association Meets Monday Eve” OHS was guest speaker

14 November 1963 Minnesota Daily “U Amplifier to Aid in Heart Readings” by Dan Wascoe [Increasing speed of Electrocardiographic diagnosis using Schmitt amplifier to be manufactured by Medtronics] Page 12

Spring 1965 Douglas Aircraft Company, Inc. Missile & Space Systems Division Apogee “A Biophysicist evaluates space flight goals” by Dr. Otto H. Schmitt Pages 3 thru 11

August 1965 IEEE San Diego Section Bulletin “San Diego Biomedical Symposium Solid Success” [Cover photo of Otto Schmitt with two others and article and picture about symposium] on page 4

5 November 1966 The Congress Chronicle of the World Congress of Cardiology New Delhi Volume 1 Number 7

February 1968 University of Minnesota Staff Magazine Minnesotan “Cedar Creek Spy System Tracks Animals”

13 November 1972 Electronic News Ad for HiNIL 367 Teledyne Semiconductor Section 1 Page 59

26 December 1972 Japan Economic Journal

March 1973 University of Minnesota Institute of Technology Technolog “An Attractive Entity” by Daniel Burbank with photos by Bob Hain Volume 53 Number 6 Pages 6-7

10 June 1973 Boston Sunday Globe “Radio ‘elf’ to pursue Polaris submarines” by Paul [unreadable] [about Dr Schmitt’s findings of low frequency electric currents]

Fall 1975 Update A Publication for friends of the University of Minnesota “Chronobiology-Auto-Rhythmometry: Minding Every Body’s Business” Page 1-5 with photo [Otto Schmitt’s ideas on mathematics explaining biology and vice versa and chronobiology and more]

October 1975 Popular Science “Magnetic Fields and You” by Otto Schmitt Page 22

1 February 1976 Report A Publication for Faculty and Staff of the University of Minnesota “Control Disease: Something Amok in the Body Politics” with photo page 6 [Otto Schmitt’s ideas on disease control with Chronobiology and mathematics explaining biology and vice versa and Chronobiology and more]

10 November 1976 The Boston Globe “Scientists question Soviet claim that magnetic fields can hurt” by Robert Cooke page 18 [Magnetic experiments with Dr Bob Tucker]

2 December 1976 Minnesota Daily “Compliment Faculty Consulting” by Carl Harstad and Sheryl Larson and excellent photo of Otto and Viola Schmitt in their office page 11-14 (May be a two part article) [About University of Minnesota Faculty and the outside consulting they do, quite a bit about the ethics the Schmitt’s abided by]

1 March 1977 University of Minnesota Report “Dogging the heels of the Mental Jogger” by Michael Finley and photo by Tom Foley

9 August 1977 Minneapolis Star “U Professor keeps mind jogging” by Carol Pearson with photos by Jim McTaggart Variety Section [Overview of OHS’ life and thoughts]

2 October 1977 San Francisco Sunday Examiner and Chronicle “Proper Breathing, Yogis had the right idea long ago” by William J. Cromie

June 1978 Prevention Magazine “Deep Breathing: More than a sigh of relief” page 58-62

13 June 1978 Redwood Gazette “Flour Milling Inventor and ‘U’ ‘jogger’ in MIC Hall of Fame and “Need: The Catalyst for Inventions” by Barb Ross

October 1978 The Radiator of the Twin Cities Section of the IEEE “EMB’s Tour of Bakken Museum” with photo by Bob Schlentz page 7 [Tour of The Bakken paragraph]

25 February 1979 Saint Paul Pioneer Press “Inventors, a unique breed” by Beverly Mindrum

March 1979 The Alumni Elucidator of the Department of Electrical Engineering University of Minnesota Volume 4 Number 1 page 3 “Faculty Member Honored” with small headshot photo of Schmitt [Election of Otto to the National Academy of Engineering]

May 1979 Himalayan News “Scientific Presentations at the Congress” page 3 with photo

2 July 1979 Minnesota Daily “U researchers a study in nepotism” by Sheryl Larson and Photo by Larry Walk [profiles Viola Schmitt and her work relationship with husband Otto Schmitt]

4 February 1980 Saint Paul Pioneer Press “Computers could aid cancer care in home” by Virginia Rybin Metro/Region section Page 1 and 16 with small photo [Otto Schmitt’s ideas on computers helping families in the home]

16 June 1981 Minneapolis Star “Patently Fine-He takes an inventive approach to the growing field of bioengineering” by Anthony P. Carideo with excellent photo by David Brewster in the Tomorrow section [biographical type overview]

Circa 1983 Unknown publication-Probably a Twin Cities Newspaper “A Mental Jogger’s Guide to Inventions-Otto and Viola Schmitt work on 50 ideas at the same time. Just a bit of mental exercise for them.” By Mary Kimbrough with photo of Otto and Viola Schmitt [Biographical article with Otto’s thoughts on inventing and educating children]

5 June 1985 Minnesota Daily “Otto this World” by Steve Eisenberg with excellent Photos by Greta Pratt Page 8-9

8 July 1985 Minnesota Daily “Old Buildings make way for new EE, Computer complex” by Ann Burgard page 1 and 3 with good photo by Michael Leschisin of Temporary North Court Engineering (TNCE) Entrance

Winter One 1986 Minnesota Technology Faculty Profile “Professor Otto Schmitt of Biophysical Sciences is truly a multidisciplinary scholar.” by Debby Latimer pages 14-16

28 February 1987 Saint Paul Pioneer Press Dispatch “Idea Men Reinvent Retirement” by Don Boxmeyer

15 February 1990 Minnesota Daily “Former fire victim now teaches others” by James Satter page 1 and 12

24 March 1990 Minnesota Daily OR Minneapolis Star Tribune OR Saint Paul Pioneer Press [unknown which one-this can also be found on the internet] “Encounters with “Men in Black” fact or fantasy” by Gordon Slovut

25 June 1990 Minnesota Daily “Retired EE Professor inspires from cozy, cluttered office” by Jacqueline Hesse page 1 and 4 [How Otto Schmitt inspires others to take action, people like Loren Parks and Franz Halberg]

1990 The Never-Ceasing Search by Francis O. Schmitt published by American Philosophical Society Independence Square Philadelphia PA LOC #89-85487 [Autobiography done by Otto’s brother. Contains much on their early family life. There is also much more at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Archives]

6 April 1992 Minnesota Daily “U Biophysics Prof…” by Eunice Park Page 11

Spring 1992 Himalayan Institute Quarterly Guide to Programs Photo page 4, ?possibly OHS was paid for appearing in this catalog of programs?

November/December 1992 issue of Biomedical Instrumentation and Technology “Face To Face: Laufman Prize Winner Otto Herbert Schmitt: Man of Ideas” by Jill S. Williams (?) Page 449-452 [Excellent biography and photo and Otto Schmitt’s 12 point article “A Hierarchically Cooptimized Plan for the Enhanced Health Care System of the Year 2000”]

Spring 1993 ITEMS-Institute of Technology Alumni Magazine “The Right Connections” by Maggie or Margaret _____________ with photo of Otto Schmitt pages 26-27 [Otto Schmitt fondly recalls his childhood mentor Jacob Siler] {An audio tape of this interview is at the University of Minnesota Archives in Box “SF 63”}

January-March 1994 Pavek Museum of Broadcasting Newsletter Volume 5 #1 “The Radio Workshop” [Short bio of Otto and diagram of the Schmitt Trigger and the Schmitt self-balancing phase inverter]

Spring 1994 Manufacturing Lines a Newsletter of the University of Saint Thomas Department of Manufacturing Systems and Engineering “Manufacturing model: Dr. Otto H. Schmitt” page 4 with excellent photo of Otto in his office by Tom Foley of the University of Minnesota [How Otto get ideas “stolen” to get them into production]

9 January 1998 Minneapolis Star Tribune “Biophysics Professor, inventor Otto Schmitt Dies” by Allie Shah [biographical obituary]

9 January 1998 Saint Paul Pioneer Press “Otto Schmitt, 84, Former U Professor, Noted Inventor dies” by Bill Gardner page 5B [biographical obituary]
12 January 1998 Minnesota Daily article by Brian Close “Former U Prof and Physics Leader Dies” with 1992 photo

January 1998 [exact date unknown] AM 1500 Joe Soucheray Radio Program On Air Obituary and remembrance of Dr. Otto H. Schmitt

13 January 1998 Saint Louis Post Dispatch “Otto H. Schmitt Professor of Physics and Zoology” [obituary]

1998 Annals of Biomedical Engineering “In Memoriam: Otto H. Schmitt” Volume 26 pages 739-740 by David B Geselowitz with photo [Biographical type obituary with personal recollections]

July/August 1998 IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology “Remembering Otto Schmitt” by Herman P. Schwan and photo by Tom Young [Two page biographical obituary with personal remembrances and condensed curriculum vitae]

Fall 1998 The Bakken Library and Museum Newsletter Volume 19 Number 2 “Otto H. Schmitt (1913-1998)” with photo of Otto with eyes closed [Biographical type obituary]

May 1999 IEEE Southern Minnesota Section Newsletter “Otto Schmitt” by Don Kolbert [Personalized biographical obituary]

1999 BBC Radio Program discussing the Schmitt Trigger [this has not been verified]

December 2002 [exact date unknown] AM 1500 Joe Soucheray Radio Program On Air
remembrance of Dr. Otto H. Schmitt

2002 The Bakken website “The Right Connections” by Jon Harkness, PhD at www.thebakken.org/research/Schmitt [Excellent 60+ page biography of Dr. Otto H. Schmitt made possible with a grant by the Schmitt Biomimetic Charitable Foundation and administered by the The Bakken]

January/ First Quarter 2003 Physics in Perspective “The Right Connections” by Jon Harkness, PhD [A hardcopy version of the excellent biography of Dr. Otto H. Schmitt made possible with a grant by the Schmitt Biomimetic Charitable Foundation and administered by the The Bakken]

Summer 2004 New Website of the Schmitt Biomimetic Charitable Foundation www.otto-schmitt.org. [The Schmitt Foundation was started by Otto Schmitt shortly before he died. This website contains much updated biographical data along with many of Otto Schmitt’s speeches, class handouts, and photographs. More updates planned for 2005 including videos. The best single online resource for researchers.]

August 2004 Pavek Museum of Broadcasting Newsletter Volume 15 #3 “The Life and Legacy of Dr. Otto H. Schmitt” by Tom Young. [Eight page biographical article with 16 illustrations and a page of where to go for more information]

October 2004 [exact date unknown] AM 1500 Joe Soucheray Radio Program On Air remembrance of Dr. Otto H. Schmitt

November/ December 2004 IEEE EMB Magazine with multiple writers including Jon Harkness. [First ever for IEEE to devote an entire issue to one person. Contains an updated version of “The Right Connections” by Jon Harkness and several articles about the science of Dr. Schmitt. Many illustrations throughout the 152 page issue. A must have for anybody interested in the life and legacy of Dr. Otto H. Schmitt. The best single resource for researchers all in one handy magazine.]