Theodore Litovitz, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Date of Birth: 14-Oct-1923
Date of Death: 01-May-2006
Profession: physicist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Theodore Litovitz
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- Litovitz (October 14, 1923 – May 1, 2006) was physics professor at The Catholic University of America and a prolific inventor. His inventions include a method to safely store nuclear waste, an electronic chip (EMX Biochip) to shield cell phone users from harmful electromagnetic radiation, and some of the early fiber optics now used in telecommunications.
- Litovitz held 25 patents, and was the co-founder of Catholic University's Vitreous State Laboratory where students used vitrification to immobilize radioactive waste.
- The process he pioneered is expected to save 20 years and $20 billion in cleanup costs at the government's Hanford Nuclear Reservation alone.During the Vietnam War, Litovitz developed an infrared transmitting window used in a U-2 spy plane.
- He also helped developed a cheap glass fiber intended to replace copper wire, "a giant leap to the fiber optics revolution."
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