Howard Cary

Henry Howard Cary
Graduation photo, 1930
Born(1908-05-03)May 3, 1908
DiedDecember 20, 1991(1991-12-20) (aged 83)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materCalifornia Institute of Technology
AwardsDavid Richardson Medal
Scientific career
FieldsPhysical Chemistry
InstitutionsBeckman 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.

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  2. ^ Simoni, Robert D.; Hill, Robert L.; Vaughan, Martha; Tabor, Herbert (December 5, 2003). "A Classic Instrument: The Beckman DU Spectrophotometer and Its Inventor, Arnold O. Beckman". Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278 (e1): 79–81. doi:10.1016/S0021-9258(20)75750-9.
  3. ^ "Beckman DU Spectrophotometer". National Museum of American History. Retrieved 15 December 2015.