Virginia Norwood
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Virginia Tower Norwood was an American aerospace engineer, inventor, and physicist. She was best known for her contribution to the Landsat program, having designed the Multispectral Scanner which was first used on Landsat 1. She has been called "The Mother of Landsat" for this work.
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Jack DangermondAlso won John Wesley Powell Award
Adam SteltznerAlso won Member of the National Academy of Engineering
Cynthia BrewerAlso won Osborn Maitland Miller MedalWalter S. SullivanAlso won John Wesley Powell AwardRobert H. ScanlanAlso won Member of the National Academy of Engineering
John McPheeAlso won John Wesley Powell AwardAbout this person
Country
United StatesCategory
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1927 to 2023 · aged 96
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