- George F. Carruthers
George F. Carruthers was born in
Cincinnati ,Ohio onOctober 1 ,1939 . From a young age he showed an interest inscience andastronomy . He grew up in the South Side ofChicago where at the age of 10 he built his first telescope. Despite his natural aptitude, he did not perform well in school at a young age, earning poor grades in math and physics. Despite his poor grades he won three separate science fair awards during this time.After graduating from Englewood High School he went on to get a bachelors in
aeronautical engineering from theUniversity of Illinois in 1961, amaster’s degree innuclear engineering in 1962, and a doctorate in aeronautical and astronautical engineering in 1964. He now works with NRL’s community outreach organization, and as such helps support several educational activities in the sciences in theWashington D.C. area.His work on ultraviolet spectrums and other types of astronautical tools helped him earn the Black Engineer of the Year award, of which he was one of the first 100 people to receive. His work has also been used by
NASA , and in 1972 he was one of two naval research laboratory persons whose work culminated in the camera/spectrograph which was put on themoon in April, 1972.He is perhaps best known for his work with the spectrograph that showed incontrovertible proof that
molecular hydrogen exists ininterstellar space .References
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* [http://www.tangledwire.com/www/tangledwire/Twire/Afam/Backhistory/Notables.htm/ Notables, George Carruthers]
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