George E. Smith
George E. Smith | |
|---|---|
| Born | George Elwood Smith May 10, 1930 White Plains, New York, U.S. |
| Died | May 28, 2025 (aged 95) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago (PhD 1959) University of Pennsylvania (BSc 1955) |
| Known for | Charge-coupled device |
| Awards | Stuart Ballantine Medal (1973) IEEE Morris N. Liebmann Memorial Award (1974) Draper Prize (2006) Nobel Prize in Physics (2009) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Applied physics |
| Institutions | Bell Labs |
George Elwood Smith (May 10, 1930 – May 28, 2025) was an American scientist and applied physicist. He is known for being the co-inventor of the charge-coupled device (CCD).
He was awarded a one-quarter share in the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics with Willard Boyle for "the invention of an imaging semiconductor circuit—the CCD sensor, which has become an electronic eye in almost all areas of photography".[1]
Smith died on May 28, 2025, at his home in Barnegat Township, New Jersey, at the age of 95.[2]
References
- ↑ The Nobel Prize in Physics 2009, Nobel Foundation, 2009-10-06, retrieved 2009-10-06.
- ↑ Loeb McClain, Dylan (May 30, 2025). "George E. Smith, Nobel Winner Who Created a Digital Eye, Dies at 95". The New York Times. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
Other websites
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- Invention Hall of Fame Biography Archived 2007-06-26 at the Wayback Machine
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- Interview in Czech TV December 2013 (in English and Czech)