Calvin Quate
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Calvin Forrest Quate (December 7, 1923 – July 6, 2019) was one of the inventors of the atomic force microscope. He was a professor emeritus of Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering at Stanford University.
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Born | Calvin Forrest Quate (1923-12-07)December 7, 1923 Baker, Nevada, U.S. |
Died | July 6, 2019(2019-07-06) (aged 95) Menlo Park, California, U.S. |
Alma mater | University of Utah (B.S.) (1944) Stanford University (Ph.D) (1950) |
Awards | IEEE Medal of Honor (1988) National Medal of Science (1992) Kavli Prize (2016) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Electrical engineering |
Institutions | PARC Sandia National Labs |
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