George Robert Carruthers, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

George Robert Carruthers

American physicist

Date of Birth: 01-Oct-1939

Place of Birth: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Profession: scientist, engineer, physicist, inventor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

George Robert Carruthers (born October 1, 1939) is an award-winning African-American inventor, physicist, engineer and space scientist.
Carruthers invented the ultraviolet camera/spectograph for NASA to use when it launched Apollo 16 in 1972.
His work also demonstrated that molecular hydrogen exists in the interstellar medium.
In 2003, Carruthers was inducted into the National Inventor's Hall of Fame.
He received an honorary doctorate for Engineering from Michigan Technological University.