Husband Albert L. Brown & Marie Van Brittan Brown invented the Home Security System

Along with her husband, Marie Van Brittan Brown invented a security system

 

 

Marie Van Brittan Brown

(1922-1999)

 

 In 1966, Brown, along with the assistance of her husband, invented a security system which consisted of four peepholes, a sliding camera, television monitors, and two-way microphones.

 

 These items created a closed-circuit television system for surveillance also known as CCTV. With multiple peepholes, the sliding camera was able to capture images of people who were different heights. 

 

The two-way microphones allowed Brown to communicate with the person outside. She also had a remote that would allow her to unlock the door at a safer distance. Lastly, she could press an emergency button that would send an alarm to police or security. 

Who invented the First Home Security System? Marie Van Brittan Brown

 

Marie Van Brittan Brown

(1922-1999)

 

In 1969, Brown and her husband received a patent for the invention under the U.S. Patent number 3,482,037. 

 

Her invention was recognized in The New York Times and she received an award from the National Scientists Committee for her work. 

 

Brown passed away at the age of 76 in 1999, but her legacy continues.  Brown’s contribution to home security led her invention to be cited in 32 subsequent patent applications. 

 

Her invention formed a system that is still relevant in today’s society with use in places such as  banks, office buildings, and apartment complexes. 

Marie van Brittan Brown invented the Home Security System

 

Marie van Brittan Brown

(1922-1999)

African American inventor Marie Van Brittan Brown contributed to a safer society with her invention of the first home security system.  Her invention was the first closed-circuit television security system and paved the way for modern home security systems used today. 

 

Brown was born in 1922 in Jamaica, Queens, New York. She started off her career working as a nurse. Her husband, Albert Brown, was an electronics technician.

 

 As a nurse, Brown worked long hours and would return home late at night. Her husband, too, had irregular hours so she was often alone at night. 

 

Fearful of being vulnerable in a high crime neighborhood, Brown decided to figure out  a way to see who was at her door if she heard knocking. 

Inventor of the Home Security System Albert Brown & Marie Van Brittan Brown

 

Marie Van Brittan Brown

 (1922-1999)

 

 The Brown’s invention laid the foundation for later security systems that make use of its features such as video monitoring, remote-controlled door locks, push-button alarm triggers, instant messaging to security providers and police, as well as two-way voice communication. 

 

Their invention is still used by small businesses, small offices, single-family homes, and multi-unit dwellings such as apartments and condominiums.

 

 The Browns’ patent was later referenced by thirteen other inventors including some as recently as 2013.

The Essential Bible Lessons That Many Belivers Have Never Heard --- John 14:16-18; John 16:5-15 --- January 3, 2021 --- By Dr. David Higgs

  Who is the HOLY SPIRIT and  what does HE do in our lives?

 

 

________________________________________

1. The HOLY SPIRIT is GOD!
2. The HOLY SPIRIT leads us to repentance and salvation . (16:8)
   
3. The HOLY SPIRIT is GOD living in me. (14:17)
4. HOLY SPIRIT was sent to be our Helper. (16:7)
5. HOLY SPIRIT seeks to glorify JESUS (16:14)
6. We are to Love the HOLY SPIRIT , not grieve or quench HIM.
   

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Goal: to make JESUS known 

_______________________________________________________

Purpose:  to Glorify JESUS

HOLY SPIRIT is your #1 Helper

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Priority:   to guide us into all truth that our lives might reflect JESUS!

________________________________________________________

Temple  - Where GOD lives

HOLY SPIRIT is stronger than any struggle  you will ever face

The Essential Bible Lessons That Many Belivers Have Never Heard --- John 14:16-18; John 16:5-15 --- January 3, 2021 --- By Dr. David Higgs

  Who is the HOLY SPIRIT and  what does HE do in our lives?

________________________________________

1. The HOLY SPIRIT is GOD!
2. The HOLY SPIRIT leads us to repentance and salvation . (16:8)
   
3. The HOLY SPIRIT is GOD living in me. (14:17)
4. HOLY SPIRIT was sent to be our Helper. (16:7)
5. HOLY SPIRIT seeks to glorify JESUS (16:14)
6. We are to Love the HOLY SPIRIT , not grieve or quench HIM.
   

_______________________________________________________

Goal: to make JESUS known 

_______________________________________________________

Purpose:  to Glorify JESUS

HOLY SPIRIT is your #1 Helper

_______________________________________________________

Priority:   to guide us into all truth that our lives might reflect JESUS!

________________________________________________________

Temple  - Where GOD lives

HOLY SPIRIT is stronger than any struggle  you will ever face

The Essential Bible Lessons That Many Belivers Have Never Heard --- John 14:16-18; John 16:5-15 --- January 3, 2021 --- By Dr. David Higgs

  Who is the HOLY SPIRIT and  what does HE do in our lives?

 

John 16:5-15

⁵ But now I go my way to him that sent me; and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou?

⁶ But because I have said these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart.

⁷ Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.

⁸ And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:

⁹ Of sin, because they believe not on me;

¹⁰ Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more;

¹¹ Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.

¹² I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.

¹³ Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.

¹⁴ He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you.

¹⁵ All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you.

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1. The HOLY SPIRIT is GOD!
2. The HOLY SPIRIT leads us to repentance and salvation . (16:8)
   
3. The HOLY SPIRIT is GOD living in me. (14:17)
4. HOLY SPIRIT was sent to be our Helper. (16:7)
5. HOLY SPIRIT seeks to glorify JESUS (16:14)
6. We are to Love the HOLY SPIRIT , not grieve or quench HIM.
   

_______________________________________________________

Goal: to make JESUS known 

_______________________________________________________

Purpose:  to Glorify JESUS

HOLY SPIRIT is your #1 Helper

_______________________________________________________

Priority:   to guide us into all truth that our lives might reflect JESUS!

________________________________________________________

Temple  - Where GOD lives

HOLY SPIRIT is stronger than any struggle  you will ever face

The Essential Bible Lessons That Many Belivers Have Never Heard --- John 14:16-18; John 16:5-15 --- January 3, 2021 --- By Dr. David Higgs

  Who is the HOLY SPIRIT and  what does HE do in our lives?

  

John 14:16-18

¹⁶ And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;

¹⁷ Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.

¹⁸ I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.

 ________________________________________

1. The HOLY SPIRIT is GOD!
2. The HOLY SPIRIT leads us to repentance and salvation . (16:8)
   
3. The HOLY SPIRIT is GOD living in me. (14:17)
4. HOLY SPIRIT was sent to be our Helper. (16:7)
5. HOLY SPIRIT seeks to glorify JESUS (16:14)
6. We are to Love the HOLY SPIRIT , not grieve or quench HIM.
   

_______________________________________________________

Goal: to make JESUS known 

_______________________________________________________

Purpose:  to Glorify JESUS

HOLY SPIRIT is your #1 Helper

_______________________________________________________

Priority:   to guide us into all truth that our lives might reflect JESUS!

________________________________________________________

Temple  - Where GOD lives

HOLY SPIRIT is stronger than any struggle  you will ever face

The Essential Bible Lessons That Many Belivers Have Never Heard --- John 14:16-18; John 16:5-15 --- January 3, 2021 --- By Dr. David Higgs

 Who is the HOLY SPIRIT and  what does HE do in our lives?

 

Romans 8:9 King James Version (KJV)

 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.

________________________________________

1. The HOLY SPIRIT is GOD!
2. The HOLY SPIRIT leads us to repentance and salvation . (16:8)
   
3. The HOLY SPIRIT is GOD living in me. (14:17)
4. HOLY SPIRIT was sent to be our Helper. (16:7)
5. HOLY SPIRIT seeks to glorify JESUS (16:14)
6. We are to Love the HOLY SPIRIT , not grieve or quench HIM.
   

_______________________________________________________

Goal: to make JESUS known 

_______________________________________________________

Purpose:  to Glorify JESUS

HOLY SPIRIT is your #1 Helper

_______________________________________________________

Priority:   to guide us into all truth that our lives might reflect JESUS!

________________________________________________________

Temple  - Where GOD lives

HOLY SPIRIT is stronger than any struggle  you will ever face

 

 

 

The Essential Bible Lessons That Many Belivers Have Never Heard --- John 14:16-18; John 16:5-15 --- January 3, 2021 --- By Dr. David Higgs

  Who is the HOLY SPIRIT and  what does HE do in our lives?

 

John 6:44

“No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.”

 ________________________________________

1. The HOLY SPIRIT is GOD!
2. The HOLY SPIRIT leads us to repentance and salvation . (16:8)
   
3. The HOLY SPIRIT is GOD living in me. (14:17)
4. HOLY SPIRIT was sent to be our Helper. (16:7)
5. HOLY SPIRIT seeks to glorify JESUS (16:14)
6. We are to Love the HOLY SPIRIT , not grieve or quench HIM.
   

_______________________________________________________

Goal: to make JESUS known 

_______________________________________________________

Purpose:  to Glorify JESUS

HOLY SPIRIT is your #1 Helper

_______________________________________________________

Priority:   to guide us into all truth that our lives might reflect JESUS!

________________________________________________________

Temple  - Where GOD lives

HOLY SPIRIT is stronger than any struggle  you will ever face

The Essential Bible Lessons That Many Belivers Have Never Heard --- John 14:16-18; John 16:5-15 --- January 3, 2021 --- By Dr. David Higgs

 Who is the HOLY SPIRIT and  what does HE do in our lives?

 

Ephesians 4:30

And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.

 ________________________________________

1. The HOLY SPIRIT is GOD!
2. The HOLY SPIRIT leads us to repentance and salvation . (16:8)
   
3. The HOLY SPIRIT is GOD living in me. (14:17)
4. HOLY SPIRIT was sent to be our Helper. (16:7)
5. HOLY SPIRIT seeks to glorify JESUS (16:14)
6. We are to Love the HOLY SPIRIT , not grieve or quench HIM.
   

_______________________________________________________

Goal: to make JESUS known 

_______________________________________________________

Purpose:  to Glorify JESUS

HOLY SPIRIT is your #1 Helper

_______________________________________________________

Priority:   to guide us into all truth that our lives might reflect JESUS!

________________________________________________________

Temple  - Where GOD lives

HOLY SPIRIT is stronger than any struggle  you will ever face

The Essential Bible Lessons That Many Belivers Have Never Heard --- John 14:16-18; John 16:5-15 --- January 3, 2021

 Who is the HOLY SPIRIT and  what does HE do in our lives?

Galatians 3:3

Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?

________________________________________

1. The HOLY SPIRIT is GOD!
2. The HOLY SPIRIT leads us to repentance and salvation . (16:8)
   
3. The HOLY SPIRIT is GOD living in me. (14:17)
4. HOLY SPIRIT was sent to be our Helper. (16:7)
5. HOLY SPIRIT seeks to glorify JESUS (16:14)
6. We are to Love the HOLY SPIRIT , not grieve or quench HIM.
   

_______________________________________________________

Goal: to make JESUS known 

_______________________________________________________

Purpose:  to Glorify JESUS

HOLY SPIRIT is your #1 Helper

_______________________________________________________

Priority:   to guide us into all truth that our lives might reflect JESUS!

________________________________________________________

Temple  - Where GOD lives

HOLY SPIRIT is stronger than any struggle  you will ever face

Marie Van Brittan Brown & her husband invented the Video Home Security System

 

Marie Van Brittan Brown 

(1922-1999)

 

Marie and Albert Brown filed for a patent on August 1, 1966, under the title, “Home Security System Utilizing Television Surveillance.” 

 

Their application was approved on December 2, 1969. Brown’s invention gained her well-deserved recognition, including an award from the National Scientists Committee and an interview with The New York Times on December 6, 1969.

Marie Van Brittan Brown (1922-1999)

 

Marie Van Brittan Brown 

(1922-1999)

 

 At the opposite side of the door a camera was attached with the ability to slide up and down to allow the person to see through each peephole. 

 

The camera picked up images that would reflect on the monitor via a wireless system. The monitor could be placed in any part of the house to allow you to see who was at the door.

 

There was also a voice component to enable Brown to speak to the person outside. If the person was perceived to be an intruder, the police would be notified with the push of a button.

 

 If the person was a welcome or expected visitor, the door could be unlocked via remote control.

Marie Van Brittan Brown's original invention was comprised of peepholes, a camera, monitors, and a two-way microphone.

 

Marie Van Brittan Brown 

(1922-1999)

 

Brown’s security system was the basis for the two-way communication and surveillance features of modern security. 

 

Her original invention was comprised of peepholes, a camera, monitors, and a two-way microphone. 

 

The final element was an alarm button that could be pressed to contact the police immediately.

Three peepholes were placed on the front door at different height levels. The top one was for tall persons, the bottom one was for children, and the middle one was for anyone of average height.

 

Marie Brown worked as a nurse and her husband, Albert Brown, worked as an electronics technician

 

Marie Van Brittan Brown 

(1922-1999)

 

 Marie Brown worked as a nurse and her husband, Albert Brown, worked as an electronics technician. Their work hours were not the standard nine-to-five, and the crime rate in their Queens, New York City neighborhood was very high.

 

 Even when the police were contacted in the event of an emergency, the response time tended to be slow. 

 

As a result, Brown looked for ways to increase her level of personal security. She needed to create a system that would allow her to know who was at her home and contact relevant authorities as quickly as possible.

Marie Van Brittan Brown was the inventor of the first home security system

 

Marie Van Brittan Brown 

(1922-1999)

 

Marie Van Brittan Brown was the inventor of the first home security system. Brown was born in Queens, New York, on October 22, 1922, and resided there until her death on February 2, 1999, at age seventy-six. 

 

Her father was born in Massachusetts and her mother was from Pennsylvania.

 

The patent for the invention was filed in 1966, and it later influenced modern home security systems that are still used today. 

 

 Brown’s invention was inspired by the security risk that her home faced in the neighborhood where she lived.

Albert Brown and Marie Van Brittan Brown creators of the Home Security Systems

Marie Van Brittan Brown
Born	October 30, 1922 Jamaica, Queens, New York
Died	February 2, 1999 (aged 76) Jamaica, Queens, New York
Known for	Creation of home security systems
Spouse(s)	Albert Brown
Children	Norma and Albert Jr

 

Marie Van Brittan Brown invented a video home security system in 1966

 

Marie Van Brittan Brown

 (October 30, 1922 – February 2, 1999)

 

 

Marie Van Brittan Brown  was a nurse and an innovator. In 1966, she invented a video home security system^[1] along with her husband Albert Brown, an electronics technician.^[2] 

 

 In the same year, they applied for a patent for their innovative security system, which was granted in 1969. Brown was born in Jamaica, Queens, New York;^[3] she died there at the age of 76 in 1999.

The first closed-circuit television security system invented by Marie Van Brittan Brown

 

Marie Van Brittan Brown

 (October 30, 1922 – February 2, 1999)

 

The invention was essentially the first closed-circuit television security system and is the predecessor to modern home systems today.^[7] 

 

 It was the foundation for video monitoring, remote-controlled door locks, push-button alarm triggers, instant messaging to security providers and police, as well as two-way voice communication.^[4] 

 

 Brown’s invention has led to the creation of many new home security systems that rely on video systems, remote door locks, and quick emergency response actions.

 

 These systems have become the leading security for homes and small businesses all over the world. The fame of Brown's device also led to the more prevalent CCTV surveillance in public areas.^[8]

Marie Van Brittan Brown - The Black Woman Who Invented the Home Security System

 

Marie Van Brittan Brown

  (October 30, 1922 – February 2, 1999)

 

 

 Although the system was originally intended for domestic uses, many businesses began to adopt Brown's system given its effectiveness.

 

 As a result of the innovation of a security system, she received an award from the National Science Committee,^[3] officially making her a "part of an elite group of African-American inventors and scientists." 

 

Brown was quoted in the New York Times as saying that with her invention “a woman alone could set off an alarm immediately by pressing a button, or if the system were installed in a doctor’s office, it might prevent holdups by drug addicts.”^[6]

Marie Van Brittan Brown along with her husband invented a video home security system

 

 Marie  Van  Brittan  Brown

  (October 30, 1922 – February 2, 1999) 

 

 Marie knew this would only help them know who was at the door or attempting to enter the home but would not improve the emergency response time. 

 

Knowing that the police or security response was slow she decided that there must be a quicker way for them to alert the authorities. 

 

To do so she invented a system that contacted police and emergency responders with just the tap of a button. 

 

She and her husband cited other inventors in their patent, such as Edward D. Phiney^[5] and Thomas J. Reardon. Even now, over fifty years later, her invention is still being used by smaller businesses and living facilities.^[4]

Marie Van Brittan Brown invented a video home security system

 

Marie Van Brittan Brown

 (October 30, 1922 – February 2, 1999)

 

Inspired by how long it would take the police to arrive in her neighborhood, Brown invented the first home security system.^[3] Her work hours were not the standard 9am – 5pm, and the crime rate in their Queens, New York City neighborhood was very high.^[4] 

 

Marie started her invention by creating three peepholes^[4] in the door to provide access for tall and average height people along with her children. 

 

The next step was setting up a camera that could adjust from peephole to peephole to allow people inside the house to look outside to see who was there. 

 

Marie wanted to find a way to view who was outside the house from any room and decided a wireless television system would work best.

 

 To do this, she used a radio-controlled wireless system that could stream the video to any television in the house.  Along with the video system, Marie and her husband created a two-way microphone system that would allow for communication between the family and the person at the door. She also created a system to unlock the door remotely. 

Marie Van Brittan Brown invented a video home security system along with her husband Albert Brown, an electronics technician.

 

 

 Marie Van Brittan Brown

 (October 30, 1922 – February 2, 1999)

 

 

Marie Van Brittan Brown's father was born in Massachusetts and her mother was from Pennsylvania, both were African-American.^[4]

  

Brown and her husband lived at 151-158 & 135th Avenue in Jamaica, Queens, New York.^[5] She worked as a nurse and her husband was an electrician, so they did not always have normal hours or simultaneously work.

 

 Her mother, father, and grandmother all had the nickname "Dee Dee". She didn't have any siblings.^[6] Marie and Brown had two children. Their daughter, followed in her mother's footsteps and became a nurse and inventor.^[4]

 

 

In 2010, Dr. Alcorn received the highest award of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, The Robert H. Goddard Award of Merit

 

George Edward Alcorn

(1940 - )

Physicist, Engineer

 

 

Dr. Alcorn earned a B.A. from Occidental College, majoring in physics and winning letters in football and baseball. He completed graduate work in physics at Howard University.

 

Dr. Alcorn’s achievements have elicited honors from many institutions and organizations, including Howard University, NASA, and IBM, along with special recognition from the United States Congress. 

 

In 2010, Dr. Alcorn received the highest award of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, the Robert H. Goddard Award of Merit, “for outstanding innovation and significant contributions to space science, technology, and NASA programs as an engineer, a physicist, a professor and an inventor.”

George Edward Alcorn Jr. (1940 - ) Physicist, Engineer, and NASA Researcher

 

 

 

George Edward Alcorn Jr.

(1940 - )

Physicist, Engineer

 

 

Prior to his long career with NASA, Dr. Alcorn worked in private industry with North American Rockwell, Perkin Elmer, and IBM. Many of his inventions and innovations while working for those companies were related to semiconductors.

 

Parallel to his research, Dr. Alcorn has had a distinguished career in teaching. He is a professor of physics and electrical engineering at Howard University and the University of the District of Columbia, and he has been a visiting professor at other institutions.

 

 Dr. Alcorn helped organize the Meyerhoff Program, which supports talented minority Ph.D. candidates in science and math, and served as an original mentor in the program. For seventeen years, he devoted Saturdays to teaching science in a special honors program for inner-city students.

Dr. Alcorn served as the project manager for the ALTMS (Airborne Lidar Topographical Mapping System)

George Edward Alcorn Jr.

(1940 - )

Physicist, Engineer

 

 

 Dr. Alcorn joined NASA in 1978 and has held a variety of research and administrative positions with the agency. He has headed teams to develop new technologies for space stations and methods for detecting life in space, and he has directed programs for commercialization of NASA technologies.

 

 He also helped establish NASA’s first technology incubator, based in Baltimore. Dr. Alcorn served as the project manager for the ALTMS (Airborne Lidar Topographical Mapping System), which was awarded Government Executive Magazine’s prestigious Government Technology Leadership award.

George Edward Alcorn Jr., holds eight patents on over thirty inventions, including the imaging X-ray spectrometer (1984)

 

 

 

George Edward Alcorn Jr.

(1940 - )

Physicist, Engineer

George E. Alcorn Courtesy of NASA/Goddard/Debora McCallum

 

George E. Alcorn, a former assistant director at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, is a leader in semiconductor device development and technology transfer. 

 

 He is also an award-winning inventor. He holds eight patents on over thirty inventions, including the imaging X-ray spectrometer (1984), a device for identifying materials through their visual X-ray spectra. 

 

For this spectrometer, he received both U.S. and Japanese patents and the NASA/GSFC Inventor of the Year award.

NASA/GSFC Inventor of the Year honors in 1984 was received by George Edward Alcorn Jr.

George Edward Alcorn Jr.

Born March 22, 1940

X-Ray Spectrometer

US Patent No. 4,472,728

Inducted in 2015

 

 

• Born in 1940 in Indianapolis, IN
• Attended Occidential College on scholarship and graduated with honors, with a B.S. in Physics, while also participating on basketball and football teams.
• Earned a Master of Science in Physics in 9 months from Howard University in 1963.
• After years as a physicist & engineer at IBM, Alcorn left to work for NASA in 1978
• As Second Plateau Inventor at NASA, he invented an imaging x-ray spectrometer for which he earned a patent, as well as NASA/GSFC Inventor of the Year honors in 1984
•  He served on a project management team that developed technologies used on the space station Freedom  
• Alcorn has been an integral part in managing the 30 year mission of the space station, overseeing the GSFC Evolution Program. 
• In all George Alcorn, Jr. is responsible for over 20 inventions

George Edward Alcorn Jr. joined NASA in 1978

 

George Edward Alcorn Jr.

Born March 22, 1940

 

X-Ray Spectrometer

US Patent No. 4,472,728

Inducted in 2015

 

 A graduate of Occidental College with a B.S. in physics, Alcorn went on to receive his M.S. and his Ph.D. from Howard University.

 

 He conducted significant work in high-performance semiconductor devices at IBM, and joined NASA in 1978 where he worked for the remainder of his career.

 

 Alcorn was a founder of Saturday Academy, a weekend math-science honors program for inner-city middle school students. 

 

He also worked to encourage and support minority Ph.D. candidates in science and engineering.

Who invented the X-Ray Spectrometer? Answer: George Edward Alcorn Jr.

 

George Edward Alcorn Jr.

 Born March 22, 1940

 

X-Ray Spectrometer

US Patent No. 4,472,728

Inducted in 2015

 

 Used with space telescopes and other satellites, x-ray imaging spectrometers provide highly useful data for a wide range of scientific and technical applications. 

 

With improvements that addressed structural and performance deficiencies, Alcorn's devices and their descendants have been used to conduct planetary mapping, search for new planets, create star charts to reveal motions of systems, and examine deep space phenomena.

 

George Alcorn is a pioneering Physicist and Engineer who invented the X-Ray Spectrometer

 

 

 

George Edward Alcorn Jr.

 Born March 22, 1940

 

X-Ray Spectrometer

US Patent No. 4,472,728

Inducted in 2015

 

George Alcorn is a pioneering physicist and engineer noted for his aerospace and semiconductor inventions. 

 

His x-ray imaging spectrometer, patented during his career at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), allowed for the detection of radio signatures at a more distant and accurate rate than previously possible and influenced the continued evolution of imaging devices.