Dr. George Carruthers, [right], and William Conway, a project manager at the Naval Research Institute, examine the gold-plated ultraviolet camera/spectrograph, the first Moon-based observatory Carruthers developed for the Apollo 16 mission. Apollo 16 astronauts placed the observatory on the moon in April 1972. Topics: African Americans, Black History Month, Diversity in Science, Instrumentation, NASA Dr.Continue reading “Dr. George Carruthers…”
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Dr. Patricia Bath…
Topics: African Americans, Black History Month, Civics, Civil Rights, Diaspora, Diversity in Science, Women in Science Patricia BathLaserphaco Cataract Surgery U.S. Patent No. 4,744,360Inducted in 2022Born Nov. 4, 1942 – Died May 30, 2019Dr. Patricia Bath invented Laserphaco, a new device and technique for removing cataracts. It performed all the steps of cataract removal: makingContinue reading “Dr. Patricia Bath…”
Physics and Nano 