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University at Buffalo, The State University of New New York
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Norman McCombs
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McCombs developed an oxygen production system that helped ease the pain of millions suffering from lung diseases. President Barack Obama presented the medal to McCombs on February 1, 2013 at the White House. McCombs was born in 1937 in Amherst, New New York
He then enrolled at Erie Community College where he graduated in 1958 with an associate degree in electrical engineering.
After years of research, McCombs enrolled at the State University of New York at Buffalo earning a bachelor"s degree in mechanical engineering in 1968. McCombs developed a Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) system that produced oxygen.
The device is primarily used to treat people suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease).
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