Henry Howard Cary | |
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Born | |
Died | December 20, 1991 | (aged 83)
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | California Institute of Technology |
Awards | David Richardson Medal |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physical Chemistry |
Institutions | Beckman Instruments, Cary Instruments |
Henry Cary (3 May 1908 – 20 December 1991) was an American engineer and the co-founder of the Applied Physics Corporation (later known as Cary Instruments), along with George W. Downs and William Miller. The Cary 14 UV-Vis-NIR and the Cary Model 81 Raman Spectrophotometer were particularly important contributions in scientific instrumentation and spectroscopy.[1] Before starting Applied Physics, Cary was employed by Beckman Instruments, where he worked on the design of several instruments including the ubiquitous DU spectrophotometer.[2][3] Howard Cary was a founder and the first president of the Optical Society of Southern California.