From the laboratory to the moon : the quiet genius of George R. Carruthers /
A biography of George R. Carruthers, astronomer, aerospace engineer, inventor, mentor and inspirer of youth, who was the celebrated and highly visible scientist who built the first astronomical telescope taken to the moon aboard Apollo 16.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts :
MIT Press,
[2025].
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| Series: | Lemelson Center studies in invention and innovation.
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| Summary: | A biography of George R. Carruthers, astronomer, aerospace engineer, inventor, mentor and inspirer of youth, who was the celebrated and highly visible scientist who built the first astronomical telescope taken to the moon aboard Apollo 16. |
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| Physical Description: | xix, 434 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780262551397 026255139X |