A small-plane crash Thursday morning near Hope, Idaho, killed three friends and pilots, including the widow of Dr. Forrest Bird, whose research in breathing apparatuses led to the development of ...

Dr. Forrest Morton Bird’s research in breathing apparatuses for World War II pilots led to the development of the modern respirator, saving countless lives. The 94-year-old inventor and lifelong ...

Forrest Bird, an inventor whose medical respirators breathed life into millions of patients around the world, died Aug. 2 at his home in Sagle, Idaho. He was 94. His wife, Pamela Bird ...

Forrest Bird, who died in August 2015 at age 94, invented medical respirators that breathed life back into millions of patients around the world. He was also a keen aviator. His wife, Pamela Bird ...

Pamela Bird. Pam, the widow of Forrest Bird, the man who founded the museum and who changed the face of modern medicine, was listed by Bonner County Sheriff Daryl Wheeler as one of three victims ...

The name Forrest Bird may not mean much to you but if you’ve ever had a loved who needed a ventilator in surgery, you have him to thank. It’s just one of Dr. Bird’s inventions that changed ...