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Born in 1939, George Carruthers received
his B.S. Physics from University of Illinois in 1961, M.S. Physics in 1962,
and his Ph.D. in aeronautical and astronomical engineering in 1964. Dr.
Carruthers held the position of Rocket Astronomy Research Physicist from
1964 to 1982. He was Head of the Ultraviolet Measurements Branch of the
Naval Research Laboratory. An inventor as well as physicist, George Carruthers
was instrumental in the design of lunar surface ultraviolet cameras. Dr.
Carruthers research focused on research in experimental investigations
of atomic nitrogen recombination. |
