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Godfrey Hounsfield

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Aug 28, 1919 – Aug 12, 2004(84 years)Died in:Kingston upon Thames, England

English electrical engineer

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Occupation(2)

engineerphysicist

Awards(8)

Fellow of the Royal SocietyNobel Prize in Physiology or MedicineCanada Gairdner International AwardHoward N. Potts MedalWilhelm Exner MedalLasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research AwardNational Inventors Hall of FameX-ray badge

Education(2)

Magnus Church of England SchoolFaraday House

Godfrey Hounsfield (* August 28, 1919 in Sutton on Trent; † August 12, 2004 in Kingston upon Thames) was an english electrical engineer. He was 84 years old. His education included Magnus Church of England School and Faraday House. He received 8 awards, including Fellow of the Royal Society, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

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Born in Sutton on Trent, England

1919

Wilhelm Exner Medal

1974

Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award

1975

Canada Gairdner International Award

1976

Howard N. Potts Medal

1977

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

1979

X-ray badge

1980

Died in Kingston upon Thames, England

2004

National Inventors Hall of Fame

2007

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Godfrey Hounsfield. Forever remembered.