Rolla Neil Harger

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Harger in 1907

Rolla Neil Harger (January 14, 1890 August 8, 1983) was an American biochemist. He invented an early breathalyzer, called the Drunkometer, to test for driving under the influence in 1931; he was awarded the patent in 1936.[1][2] He was biochemistry and pharmacology department chairman of the Indiana University School of Medicine from 1933 to 1956 and worked as a professor in the department of biochemistry and toxicology from 1922 to 1960.[1]

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