George Robert Carruthers
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Death | 5 years ago |
| Date of birth | October 1,1939 |
| Zodiac sign | Libra |
| Born | Cincinnati |
| Ohio | |
| United States | |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Invention of the ultraviolet camera/spectograph |
| ultraviolet camera/spectrograph | |
| Field | Physics |
| Job | Inventor |
| Engineer | |
| Physicist | |
| Education | Englewood Technical Prep Academy |
| The Grainger College of Engineering | |
| Died | Washington |
| D.C. | |
| United States | |
| Awards | Arthur S. Flemming Award (Washington Jaycees), 1970 |
| National Medal of Technology and Innovation | |
| Arthur S. Flemming Award | |
| Date of died | December 26,2020 |
| Thesi | nitrogen |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 584294 |
George Robert Carruthers Life story
George Robert Carruthers was an African American inventor, physicist, engineer and space scientist. Carruthers perfected a compact and very powerful ultraviolet camera/spectrograph for NASA to use when it launched Apollo 16 in 1972.