Borkenstein, Robert

Borkenstein, Robert
▪ 2003

      American inventor (b. Aug. 31, 1912, Fort Wayne, Ind.—d. Aug. 10, 2002, Bloomington, Ind.), patented the Breathalyzer, the groundbreaking device used for decades by police to determine a driver's level of intoxication. In the 1960s Borkenstein led a research project that recommended a blood alcohol level of .08 as the level at which driving was impaired, a standard that was rapidly adopted.

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