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'''George Elwood Smith''' (born May 10, 1930) is an [[United States|American]] scientist 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".<ref>{{citation | title = The Nobel Prize in Physics 2009 | url = http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/2009/index.html | publisher = Nobel Foundation | date = 2009-10-06 | accessdate = 2009-10-06}}.</ref>
'''George Elwood Smith''' (born May 10, 1930) is an [[United States|American]] scientist 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".<ref>{{citation | title = The Nobel Prize in Physics 2009 | url = http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/2009/index.html | publisher = Nobel Foundation | date = 2009-10-06 | accessdate = 2009-10-06}}.</ref>


Smith was born in [[White Plains, New York|White Plains]], [[New York]], and attained his BSc at the [[University of Pennsylvania]] in 1955 and his PhD from the [[University of Chicago]] in 1959. He worked at [[Bell Labs]] from 1959 to 1986 in [[Murray Hill]], [[New Jersey]], where he led research into novel lasers and semiconductor devices.
Smith was born in [[White Plains, New York|White Plains]], [[New York]]. Smith served in the US Navy, attained his BSc at the [[University of Pennsylvania]] in 1955 and his PhD from the [[University of Chicago]] in 1959 with a dissertation of only three pages. He worked at [[Bell Labs]] from 1959 to 1986 in [[Murray Hill]], [[New Jersey]], where he led research into novel lasers and semiconductor devices. During his tenure, Smith had been awarded dozens of patents and eventually headed the VLSI device department.<ref>{{citation | title = PROFILE: George Smith - Nobel winner and world sailor | url = http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/288984,profile-george-smith--nobel-winner-and-world-sailor.html | publisher = EarthTimes | date = 2009-10-06 | accessdate = 2009-10-06}}.</ref>


In 1969, Smith and [[Willard Boyle]] invented the [[Charge-Coupled Device]] (CCD), for which they have jointly received the [[Franklin Institute]]'s [[Stuart Ballantine Medal]] in 1973, the 1974 [[IEEE Morris N. Liebmann Memorial Award]], the 2006 [[Charles Stark Draper Prize]], and the 2009 [[Nobel Prize in Physics]].
In 1969, Smith and [[Willard Boyle]] invented the [[Charge-Coupled Device]] (CCD), for which they have jointly received the [[Franklin Institute]]'s [[Stuart Ballantine Medal]] in 1973, the 1974 [[IEEE Morris N. Liebmann Memorial Award]], the 2006 [[Charles Stark Draper Prize]], and the 2009 [[Nobel Prize in Physics]].

Both Boyle and Smith were avid sailors who took many trips together. After retirement Smith sailed around the world with his wife, Janet, for five years, eventually giving up his hobby in 2001 to "spare his 'creaky bones' from further storms."


==References==
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Revision as of 11:28, 7 October 2009

For other people named George Smith, see George Smith (disambiguation).
George E. Smith
Born (1930-05-10) May 10, 1930 (age 94)
White Plains, New York
NationalityUnited States
Alma materUniversity of Chicago (PhD 1959)
University of Pennsylvania (BSc 1955)
Known forCharge-coupled device
AwardsIEEE Morris N. Liebmann Memorial Award (1974)
Draper Prize (2006)
Nobel Prize in Physics (2009)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
InstitutionsBell Labs

George Elwood Smith (born May 10, 1930) is an American scientist 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".[1]

Smith was born in White Plains, New York. Smith served in the US Navy, attained his BSc at the University of Pennsylvania in 1955 and his PhD from the University of Chicago in 1959 with a dissertation of only three pages. He worked at Bell Labs from 1959 to 1986 in Murray Hill, New Jersey, where he led research into novel lasers and semiconductor devices. During his tenure, Smith had been awarded dozens of patents and eventually headed the VLSI device department.[2]

In 1969, Smith and Willard Boyle invented the Charge-Coupled Device (CCD), for which they have jointly received the Franklin Institute's Stuart Ballantine Medal in 1973, the 1974 IEEE Morris N. Liebmann Memorial Award, the 2006 Charles Stark Draper Prize, and the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics.

Both Boyle and Smith were avid sailors who took many trips together. After retirement Smith sailed around the world with his wife, Janet, for five years, eventually giving up his hobby in 2001 to "spare his 'creaky bones' from further storms."

References

  1. ^ The Nobel Prize in Physics 2009, Nobel Foundation, 2009-10-06, retrieved 2009-10-06.
  2. ^ PROFILE: George Smith - Nobel winner and world sailor, EarthTimes, 2009-10-06, retrieved 2009-10-06.
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