George W. Downs
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George W. Downs was a co-founder in 1946 of Applied Physics Corporation , later known as Cary Instruments
, a division of Varian Medical Systems
. The Downs-Lauritsen Laboratory of Physics, on the campus of the California Institute of Technology
, is named after him.
Cary Instruments
Cary Instruments was founded in 1946 by Howard Cary, George W. Downs and William C. Miller under the name Applied Physics Corporation. The company became well known as a supplier of high-quality optical instrumentation for scientific laboratories. The company was purchased in 1966 by Varian...
, a division of Varian Medical Systems
Varian Medical Systems
Varian Medical Systems of Palo Alto, California, is a manufacturer of medical devices and software for treating cancer and other medical conditions with radiotherapy, radiosurgery, proton therapy, and brachytherapy. The company supplies informatics software for managing comprehensive cancer...
. The Downs-Lauritsen Laboratory of Physics, on the campus of the California Institute of Technology
California Institute of Technology
The California Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Pasadena, California, United States. Caltech has six academic divisions with strong emphases on science and engineering...
, is named after him.