Houston Chronicle front page – April 5, 1969 – section 1, page 1.A Artificial Pump Totally Replaces Heart of Man for the First Time Houston Chronicle front page – April 5, 1969 – section 1, page 1.A Artificial Pump Totally Replaces Heart of Man for the First Time Houston Chronicle inside page A A- April 5, 1969 – section 1, page 4. Donor Sought for Man With Artificial Pump Houston Chronicle inside page A A- April 5, 1969 – section 1, page 4. Donor Sought for Man With Artificial Pump 04/1969 – The Liotta-Cooley Artificial Heart named after its inventor, Dr. Domingo Liotta, and the surgeon who implanted it, Dr. Denton Cooley.