George E. Smith
George Elwood Smith (born Mey 10, 1930) is an American scientist, applee'd pheesicist, an co-inventor o the chairge-coupled device (CCD). He wis awairdit a ane-quarter share in the 2009 Nobel Prize in Pheesics for "the invention o an eemagin semiconductor circuit—the CCD sensor, which haes acome an electronic ee in awmaist aw auries o photografie".[1] In 2017, Smith wis annoonced as ane o fower winners o the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Ingineerin, for his contreibution tae the creation o deegital eemagin sensors.[2]
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| Born | 10 Mey 1930 White Plains, New York, U.S. |
| Naitionality | American |
| Alma mater | Varsity o Chicago (PhD 1959) Varsity o Pennsylvanie (BSc 1955) |
| Kent for | Chairge-coupled device |
| Awairds | Stuart Ballantine Medal (1973) IEEE Morris N. Liebmann Memorial Awaird (1974) Draper Prize (2006) Nobel Prize in Pheesics (2009) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Applee'd pheesics |
| Institutions | Bell Labs |
ReferencesEedit
- ↑ The Nobel Prize in Physics 2009, Nobel Foundation, 6 October 2009, retrieved 6 October 2009.
- ↑ "2017 QEPrize Winners - Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering". Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering (in Inglis). Retrieved 10 Mairch 2017.