George E. Smith

Physicist, Academic

1930 –

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Who is George E. Smith?

George Elwood Smith is an American scientist, applied physicist, and co-inventor of the charge-coupled device. He was awarded a one-quarter share in the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics for "the invention of an imaging semiconductor circuit—the CCD sensor".

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Born
May 10, 1930
White Plains
Also known as
  • George Smith
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Doctor of Science, University of Chicago
    ( - 1959)
  • Bachelor of Science, University of Pennsylvania
    ( - 1955)
Employment
  • Bell Labs
    (1959 - 1986)

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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