Robert E. Finnigan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
TweetRobert E. Finnigan
American electrical engineer
Date of Birth: 27-May-1927
Place of Birth: Buffalo, New York, United States
Profession: electrical engineer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Robert E. Finnigan
- Robert Emmet Finnigan (born May 27, 1927) is an American pioneer in the development of gas chromatography–mass spectrometry equipment (GC/MS).
- Finnigan founded the Scientific Instruments Division of Electronic Associates, Inc., producing the first commercial quadrupole mass spectrometer in 1964.
- He then formed Finnigan Instruments Corporation to combine a computer system with a quadrupole mass spectrometer and gas chromatograph.
- Finnigan's GC/MS/computer systems are used to detect and identify trace organic compounds, making them important instruments for the monitoring and protection of the environment.
- They were adopted by the United States Environmental Protection Agency as a standard instrument for monitoring water quality and were fundamental to the work of the EPA.
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