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George Carruthers (1939 – ) was born in Cincinnati, OH. His father was a civil engineer with the U.S. Army Air Corp. He was the oldest of four children. His father encouraged his interest in science. At the age of 10, Carruthers built his first telescope with cardboard tubing and a mail-order lens with money he earned as a delivery boy. Carruthers was not an especially strong student in math and physics as a child. Still he won awards at several science competitions.
His father died when he was 12 years old. Carruther’s mother, relocated the family to her hometown of Chicago, IL where she began working for the U.S. Postal Service. Carruthers graduated from Englewood High School and then enrolled in the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. There he earned a bachelor of science degree in aeronautical engineering in 1961, a master’s degree in nuclear engineering in 1962 and a doctorate in aeronautical and astronautical engineering in 1964. Continue reading “Dr. George Carruthers: Developed The 1st Moon-Based Space Observatory Used In The Apollo 16 Space Mission”
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