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Willard Boyle

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Willard Boyle

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Also known as Willard Sterling Boyle, Willard S. Boyle

kanadischer Physiker

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Willard S. Boyle (1924–2011) was a person from the US. He is recognized in the Nobel Laureates and Nobel Physics collections, as well as the National Inventors Hall Of Fame collection. His Erdős number is 5.

Open Library lists an author named Clara Willard Boyle with one work, while Crossref records five works. The subject is referenced by 349 other encyclopedia articles.

Synthesized by Vinony from 15 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Nobel Prize, Vinony collections, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Works
1

Top works

  • WHO PERPETUATES SEX ROLE SOCIALIZATION? THE CHANGING IMAGE OF THE PROFESSIONAL NURSE EDUCATOR FROM TRADITIONALIST TO CYCLE-BREAKER: A QUALITATIVE INTERVIEW STUDY

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1948-12-02

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Quotes

  • A certain ounce of arrogance is not essential in carrying forward an idea. In talking about the device with others, surprising now number of people who either were quite negative and had reasons to suggest it would not function as described or claimed that it would be of little interest and no better than some already existing device.

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Nobel Prize

  • The Nobel Prize in Physics2009

    for the invention of an imaging semiconductor circuit - the CCD sensor

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Article · Deutsch

Willard Sterling Boyle, CC (* 19. August 1924 in Amherst, Nova Scotia; † 7. Mai 2011 in Halifax, Nova Scotia) war ein kanadischer Physiker und Miterfinder der Charge-coupled Devices (CCD). Im Jahre 2009 wurde ihm zusammen mit Charles Kuen Kao und George E. Smith der Nobelpreis für Physik zuerkannt.

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