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Godfrey Hounsfield

English electrical engineer (1919–2004)

  • Fame52.8
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  • Wikipedia2.7K
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Lived 1919–2004, aged 85United Kingdom
United Kingdom flagUnited KingdomScientistsScientist
  • Wikipedia
    55 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1919–2004
    Aged 85
  • Awards
    14
    recognised works
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Updated 2026-06-18

Sir Godfrey Newbold Hounsfield was a British electrical engineer who shared the 1979 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine with Allan MacLeod Cormack for his part in developing the diagnostic technique of X-ray computed tomography (CT).

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Scientists
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Last updated
2026-06-18
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Born
August 28, 1919
Died
August 12, 2004
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