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From Betty Crocker to rollerblades, Star Tribune celebrates 150 years of innovation in Minnesota

Innovation – making something useful out of a good idea – has popped up all over Minnesota's history, from railroads to malls, rollerblades and hospitals.

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May 23, 2017 at 10:37PM
Dr. F. John Lewis, along with Walton Lillehei, performed pioneering open heart surgery in the 1950s at the University of Minnesota, which became known for innovations in cardiac procedures.
February 3, 1963 Dr. Lillehei (left) explores the inside of the heart with a gloved finger to help determine his next step. He wears a headlight to keep his operating field in bright light A Minnesota graduate, he has been a world heart surgery leader since he began open-heart surgery here in 1954. February 27, 1964 (Colleen Kelly — Minneapolis Star/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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How do Minnesota pros prepare for a game? Collier, Faber, Gobert and others showed us.

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Special report: Go behind Minnesota's pro-athlete curtain to see how the best athletes in our state get ready for their biggest moment: gameday.

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