George Robert Carruthers
American physicist (1939-2020) · United States · On the map · Scientists · Died at 81
George Robert Carruthers was an American space physicist and engineer. Carruthers perfected a compact and very powerful ultraviolet camera/spectrograph for NASA to use when it launched Apollo 16 in 1972.
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2020Died26 December 20202017Arthur B.C. Walker II AwardAward2012National Medal of Technology and InnovationAward2003National Inventors Hall of FameAward1973Helen B. Warner Prize for AstronomyAward1939Born1 October 1939
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Carruthers was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2003, and in 2011 he was awarded the National Medal for Technology and Invention.
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United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1939 to 2020 · aged 81
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