Mayo Miles: Heritage Classic Team Challenge

You made it to Mankato, MN! This is the birthplace of Earl Wood, Ph.D. born in 1912.  Dr. Earl Wood was a professor of physiology and medicine at the Mayo Foundation Laboratories’ Aero-Medical Unit, and was among the world’s foremost experts in the dynamics of the heart, lungs, and circulatory system. He is best known for his role in the invention of the first practical anti-gravity flight suit—work for which he was awarded a Presidential Certificate of Merit by Harry Truman in 1947. Originally designed to prevent sudden black-outs of WWII fighter pilots and dive-bombers due to high acceleration, the so-called “anti-G-suit” or simply “G-Suit” was later adapted for use by astronauts in space travel. It works by using compression to increase arterial pressure in the lower body in order to maintain blood flow to the brain.

The William Worrall Mayo home is nearby in Le Sueur, MN. 
https://history.mayoclinic.org/tours-events/w-w-mayo-house/