Tampa in Hillsborough County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
William Glenn
Florida Inventors Hall of Fame
Photographed by Brandon D Cross
1. William Glenn Marker
1926 - 2013
Boca Raton
Florida Atlantic University professor who developed high-definition digital imaging technology for NASA and many innovations in the "fields of high-resolution imaging technology, electronic and optical physics, and electrical engineering, and one of just 50 prolific commercially-viable U.S. inventors whose number of patents were exceeded only by those issued to Thomas Edison.
Inducted September 10, 2014
Erected 2014 by Florida Inventors Hall of Fame.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Science & Medicine.
Location. 28° 3.432′ N, 82° 24.924′ W. Marker is in Tampa, Florida, in Hillsborough County. It can be reached from USF Alumni Drive 0.1 miles west of Leroy Collins Boulevard, on the left when traveling west. The Florida Inventors Hall of Fame is located at the Research and Innovation Park on the University of South Florida campus. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3720 Spectrum Boulevard, Tampa FL 33612, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on Florida’s Tampa Bay. It is also in the American South and on the Gulf Coast. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Kenneth M. Ford (here, next to this marker); Norma A. Alcantar (here, next to this marker); Mark E. Dean (here, next to this marker); Shin-Tyson Wu (here, next to
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Also see . . .
1. William Glenn, B.E.E, M.S., Ph.D. (UC Berkeley). (Submitted on May 8, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
2. Honoring the Greatest Florida Inventors. (Submitted on May 8, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
Photographed by Brandon D Cross
2. William Glenn Marker
Photographed by Florida Inventors Hall of Fame
3. William Glenn, B.E.E, M.S., Ph.D. (UC Berkeley)
Credits. This page was last revised on May 9, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 8, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 189 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 8, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
