From the Laboratory to the Moon
The Quiet Genius of George R. Carruthers
$151.69
- Paperback
464 pages
- Release Date
17 June 2025
Summary
The reserved genius and celebrated Black scientist, who built the first astronomical observatory on the moon and worked to inspire underserved students to pursue science and engineering.
In April 1972, as George Carruthers closely monitored the operation from the Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston, astronauts conducting the Apollo 16 mission positioned a gold-plated far ultraviolet electrographic camera on the moon. The camera, Carruthers’s invention, was the first astronomical obser…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262551397 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 026255139X |
| Author: | David H. Devorkin |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 464 |
| Release Date: | 17 June 2025 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
| Series: | Lemelson Center Studies in Invention and Innovation series |
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About The Author
David H. Devorkin
David DeVorkin is Senior Curator Emeritus of the History of Astronomy at the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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