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Emmett Leith

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American physicist and engineer (1927-2005)

United StatesScientistsLived 1927 to 2005 · aged 78
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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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Leith (right) and Upatnieks at the University of MichiganLeith (right) and Upatnieks at the University of Michigan

Awards 8

1990SPIE Gold Medal
1985Frederic Ives Medal
1979National Medal of Science
1976Holley Medal
1975R. W. Wood Prize
1975William F. Meggers Award
1969Stuart Ballantine Medal
1968IEEE Morris N. Liebmann Memorial Award

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Daniel KleppnerAlso won William F. Meggers AwardPeter Carl GoldmarkAlso won IEEE Morris N. Liebmann Memorial AwardJuris UpatnieksAlso won R. W. Wood PrizeDawon KahngAlso won Stuart Ballantine MedalUrsula KellerAlso won SPIE Gold MedalCarl Edvard JohanssonAlso won Holley Medal

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1927 to 2005 · aged 78
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12 languages

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