# Virginia Norwood

> Virginia Tower Norwood was an American aerospace engineer, inventor, and physicist. She was best known for her contribution to the Landsat program, having designed the Multispectral Scanner which was first used on Landsat 1. She has been called "The Mother of Landsat" for this work.

*American aerospace engineer, inventor, and physicist*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1927-01-08
- **Died:** 2023-03-26
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Fame
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