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- NAME: George Carruthers
- OCCUPATION: Physicist
- BIRTH DATE: October 01, 1939 (Age: 73)
- EDUCATION: University of Illinois
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Cincinnati, Ohio
- ZODIAC SIGN: Libra
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Scientist George Carruthers created inventions, such as the ultraviolet camera, or spectograph, which was used by NASA in the 1972 Apollo 16 flight, revealing the mysteries of space and the Earth's atmosphere.
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He helped create a program called the Science & Engineers Apprentice Program, which gave high school students the opportunity to work at the Naval Research Laboratory. In 1996 and 1997, he taught a course in Earth and Space Science for D.C. Public Schools Science teachers. Then, in 2002, Carruthers began teaching a course on Earth and Space Science at Howard University.
In 2003, Carruthers was inducted into the Hational Inventor's Hall of Fame for his work in science and engineering.
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