Emmett Leith
American physicist and engineer (1927-2005) · United States · On the map · Scientists · Died at 78
Emmett Norman Leith was a professor of electrical engineering at the University of Michigan and, with Juris Upatnieks of the University of Michigan, the co-inventor of three-dimensional holography.
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2005Died23 December 20051990SPIE Gold MedalAward1985Frederic Ives MedalAward1979National Medal of ScienceAward1976Holley MedalAward1975R. W. Wood PrizeAwardWilliam F. Meggers AwardAward1969Stuart Ballantine MedalAward1968IEEE Morris N. Liebmann Memorial AwardAward1927Born12 March 1927
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Type
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Status
Deceased
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Lived 1927 to 2005 · aged 78
