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BME 102 BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING: DEFINITION, HISTORY, COMPONENTS Objective Question

Question

In what decade was biomedical engineering formalized as an academic discipline and saw the widespread application of computers in healthcare?
Options
A 1940s
B 1950s
C 1960s
Correct Answer
D 1970s
Correct Answer

Option C is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

Under 'Formalization of the discipline (1960s-present)', it states: 'The 1960s marked the establishment of biomedical engineering as an academic discipline and the widespread application of computers in healthcare.'

Hint

Locate the 'Formalization of the discipline' section and the specific decade mentioned.

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