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David Sayre
American X-ray crystallographer (1924-2012) · United States · On the map · Academics · Died at 87
David Sayre was an American scientist, credited with the early development of direct methods for protein crystallography and of diffraction microscopy.
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About this person
While working at IBM he was part of the initial team of ten programmers who created FORTRAN, and later suggested the use of electron beam lithography for the fabrication of X-ray Fresnel zone plates.
Country
United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1924 to 2012 · aged 87
