Allan MacLeod Cormack | |
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| Born | February 23, 1924 |
| Died | May 7, 1998 (aged 74) |
| Alma mater | Rondebosch Boys' High School University of Cape Town St John's College, Cambridge |
| Known for | Computed tomography |
| Awards | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1979) National Medal of Science (1990) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
Allan MacLeod Cormack (February 23, 1924 – May 7, 1998) was a South African American physicist who won the 1979 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (along with Godfrey Hounsfield) for his work on X-ray computed tomography (CT), a significant and unusual achievement since Cormack did not hold a doctoral degree in any scientific field.[1][2]
- ^ "1979: Allan MacLeod Cormack (1924–1998)". St John's College, Cambridge.
- ^ Oransky, Ivan (September 2004). "Sir Godfrey N Hounsfield". The Lancet. 364 (9439): 1032. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(04)17049-9. PMID 15455486. S2CID 9630780.