Edward Joseph Hoffman
Edward Joseph Hoffman (born January 1, 1942 in St. Louis , Missouri , † July 1, 2004 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American scientist.
Life
Hoffman received his doctorate in 1971 from Demetrios George Sarantites in nuclear chemistry at Washington University in St. Louis with the thesis De-excitation of compound nuclei by gamma-ray emission in competition with nucleon emission . In 1973, together with Michael E. Phelps, he developed the first PET scanner that was also suitable for human medicine . He was appointed professor at the University of California, Los Angeles Medical School in 1976 .
He was married to Carolyn Hoffman.
Web links
- Enrique Rivero: Edward J. Hoffman, UCLA Professor and Co-Inventor of the PET Scanner, Dies at 62nd UCLA , July 9, 2004, accessed July 4, 2017 .
literature
- Simon Cherry: In Memoriam: Edward J. Hoffman, PhD, 1942-2004 . In: The Journal of Nuclear Medicine . tape 45 , no. 8 , August 2004, p. 43N-44N ( PDF ).
Individual evidence
- ^ Biographical data, publications and academic family tree of Edward Joseph Hoffman at academictree.org, accessed on February 12, 2018.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hoffman, Edward Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American scientist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 1, 1942 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Louis |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 1, 2004 |
| Place of death | los Angeles |