George Robert Carruthers is an African-American inventor, physicist, and space scientist. He has lived most of his life in Washington, DC. He is the inventor of the spectrograph, which is a moon-based observatory that was used on the Apollo 16 mission. George Robert Carruthers was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on October 1, 1939, and grew up in South Side, Chicago. His father was … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: African American Astronomers and Astrophysicists
George Carruthers
Wednesday Open Thread: Black Firsts, Scientists and Inventors
It's hump day. POU Family and lurkers. Continiung with the open thread theme, I am highlighting Henry Blair, John Albert Burr, and George Carruthers. Henry Blair (1807–1860) was the second African American inventor to receive a patent. He was born in Glen Ross, Maryland, United States in 1807. His first invention was the Seed-Planter, patented October 14, 1834, … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: Black Firsts, Scientists and Inventors