Carruthers, George
1931-2020 · Contribution: 1972 (used on Apollo 16)
Physicist and inventor
Ultraviolet camera/spectrograph for lunar observation
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- Born
- 1931, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Active since
- 1964
- Category
- Science & Medicine
- Best known for
- Inventing the ultraviolet camera used on Apollo 16
Impact on the world
Carruthers's instrument gave astronomers their first ultraviolet observations from the lunar surface, opening a new window on Earth's atmosphere and the cosmos.
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