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On this day in history - November 11, 1969 George Robert Carruthers was awarded patent number 3,478,216 for his Image Converter for Detecting Electromagnetic Radiation.
His machine was flown to the moon on the 1972 Apollo 16 mission to obtain images of earth and outer space. Carruthers was born October 1, 1939 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in 1961, Master of Science degree in 1962, and his Ph.D. in 1964 from the University of Illinois.
Carruthers has spent his career in the Space Science Division of the Naval Research Laboratory developing space telescopes and other photometric instruments. He is also active with Science, Mathematics, Aerospace, Research and Technology (SMART) which encourages Black teachers and students to pursue science and technology. Carruthers received an honorary Doctor of Engineering degree from Michigan Technology University in 1973, was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2003, and in 2009 was honored as a Distinguished Lecturer at the Office of Naval Research for his achievements in the field of space science.
Since 1983, Carruthers has chaired the Editing and Review Committee and served as editor of the Journal of the National Technical Association and since 2002 has taught a course in earth and space science at Howard University.
On February 1, 2013, Carruthers was awarded the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, the highest honor the nation bestows on an individual for achievements related to technological progress, by President Barack H. Obama.
His machine was flown to the moon on the 1972 Apollo 16 mission to obtain images of earth and outer space. Carruthers was born October 1, 1939 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in 1961, Master of Science degree in 1962, and his Ph.D. in 1964 from the University of Illinois.
Carruthers has spent his career in the Space Science Division of the Naval Research Laboratory developing space telescopes and other photometric instruments. He is also active with Science, Mathematics, Aerospace, Research and Technology (SMART) which encourages Black teachers and students to pursue science and technology. Carruthers received an honorary Doctor of Engineering degree from Michigan Technology University in 1973, was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2003, and in 2009 was honored as a Distinguished Lecturer at the Office of Naval Research for his achievements in the field of space science.
Since 1983, Carruthers has chaired the Editing and Review Committee and served as editor of the Journal of the National Technical Association and since 2002 has taught a course in earth and space science at Howard University.
On February 1, 2013, Carruthers was awarded the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, the highest honor the nation bestows on an individual for achievements related to technological progress, by President Barack H. Obama.
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