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The Catholic University of America.
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Theodore Litovitz
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His inventions include a method to safely store nuclear waste, an electronic chip to shield cellphone users from harmful electromagnetic radiation, and some of the early fiber optics now used in telecommunications. The process he pioneered is expected to save 20 years and $20 billion in cleanup costs at the government"s Hanford Nuclear Reservation alone. During the Vietnam War, Litovitz developed an infrared transmitting window used in a U-2 spy plane.
He also helped developed a cheap glass fiber intended to replace copper wire, "a giant leap to the fiber optics revolution.".
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March 1, 2006 (aged 82)