Interview Question for Technical User Support Analyst at Medtronic:

I told them that it was founded by Earl Bakken in 1949 when he created the first portable implantable pacemaker and has since blossomed into a diverse manufacturer of implantable medical devices.

They loved this answer. It is a GREAT idea to go on Medtronic's website and learn about their corporate history. Medtronic people are very proud of their company history and rightfully so; Medtronic is a world-renowned innovator in their field and didn't become one of the world's largest biomedical companies by accident.