George Robert Carruthers
George Robert Carruthers (October 1, 1939 – December 26, 2020)[1] was an American inventor, physicist, engineer and space scientist. He helped create the ultraviolet camera/spectrograph for NASA and they used it on Apollo 16 in 1972. He designed it so astronauts could use it on the lunar surface.
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.jpg) George Carruthers, center, discusses the Lunar Surface Ultraviolet Camera with Apollo 16 Commander John Young, right. From left are Lunar Module Pilot Charles Duke and Rocco Petrone, Apollo Program Director. | |
| Born | October 1, 1939 |
| Died | December 26, 2020 (aged 81) |
| Nationality | United States |
| Known for | Invention of the ultraviolet camera/spectrograph |
| Awards | Arthur S. Flemming Award (Washington Jaycees), 1970 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | physics |
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Dr. George Carruthers, right, and William Conway, a project manager at the Naval Research Institute, examine the gold-plated ultraviolet camera/spectrograph, the first moon-based observatory that Carruthers developed for the Apollo 16 mission.
References
- ↑ Dr. George Carruthers Passed Away[dead link], at the National Society of Black Physicists; published December 27, 2020; retrieved December 28, 2020
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