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Willard Boyle

Canadian physicist and inventor (1924–2011)

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Willard Sterling Boyle was a Canadian applied physicist who shared one half of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics with George E. Smith for their invention of the charge-coupled device.

Quick facts

Born
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Place of birth
Amherst wd
Died
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Place of death
Wallace wd
Citizenship
Canada, United States wd
Occupation
physicist, inventor, photographer, scientist, executive wd
Education
McGill University, Lower Canada College wd

Awards wd

  • Nobel Prize in Physics (2009)
  • Stuart Ballantine Medal (1973)
  • Companion of the Order of Canada
  • National Inventors Hall of Fame (2006)
  • Charles Stark Draper Prize (2006)
  • IEEE Morris N. Liebmann Memorial Award (1974)
  • Edwin H. Land Medal (2001)
  • Great Immigrants Award (2010)

Questions

When was Willard Boyle born?
Willard Boyle was born on 19 August 1924 in Amherst.
Where did Willard Boyle study?
Willard Boyle was educated at McGill University, Lower Canada College.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Willard Boyle · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q73058 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Nobel Prize 2009-Press Conference KVA-23.jpg by Prolineserver ( talk ) (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Last updated · facts checked 7 November 2026

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