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Canadian physicist Willard Sterling Boyle is best known for being the co-inventor of the charge coupled device (CCD). This invention revolutionized astronomy, space science, and consumer electronics. The CCD is a crucial component of fax machines, digital cameras, and scanners. | Canadian physicist Willard Sterling Boyle is best known for being the co-inventor of the charge coupled device (CCD). This invention revolutionized astronomy, space science, and consumer electronics. The CCD is a crucial component of fax machines, digital cameras, and scanners. | ||
Boyle was born on August 19, 1924 in Amherst, Nova Scotia. Boyle completed his secondary and graduate education at McGill University in Montreal, where he received his bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in 1947, 1948, and 1950, respectively. Before joining Bell Labs in 1953, Boyle spent one year at Canada's Radiation Lab, and taught physics for two years at the Royal Military College of Canada. | Boyle was born on August 19, 1924 in Amherst, Nova Scotia. Boyle completed his secondary and graduate education at McGill University in Montreal, where he received his bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in 1947, 1948, and 1950, respectively. Before joining [[Bell Labs]] in 1953, Boyle spent one year at Canada's Radiation Lab, and taught physics for two years at the Royal Military College of Canada. | ||
As a researcher at Bell Labs, Boyle helped developed the ruby laser and the semiconductor injection laser. He also worked temporarily at Bellcomm, a division of Bell Labs that offered technical support to NASA. Boyle worked within this division from 1962-1964, helping to select landing sites on the moon. In 1969 Boyle, along with his colleague at Bell Labs George Smith, invented the CCD. Boyle and Smith shared the 1974 IEEE Morris N. Liebmann Memorial Award for “the invention of the charge-coupled device and leadership in the field of MOS device physics.” Boyle retired from Bell Labs in 1979. | As a researcher at Bell Labs, Boyle helped developed the ruby laser and the semiconductor injection laser. He also worked temporarily at Bellcomm, a division of Bell Labs that offered technical support to [[NASA]]. Boyle worked within this division from 1962-1964, helping to select landing sites on the moon. In 1969 Boyle, along with his colleague at Bell Labs [[George E. Smith|George Smith]], invented the CCD. Boyle and Smith shared the 1974 [[IEEE Morris N. Liebmann Memorial Award|IEEE Morris N. Liebmann Memorial Award]] for “the invention of the charge-coupled device and leadership in the field of MOS device physics.” Boyle retired from Bell Labs in 1979. | ||
Boyle received numerous other awards and honors for his pioneering innovation including the 2009 Nobel Prize Award for Physics. He shared this honor with George Smith. Boyle passed away on May 7, 2011 in Wallace, Nova Scotia. | Boyle received numerous other awards and honors for his pioneering innovation including the 2009 Nobel Prize Award for Physics. He shared this honor with George Smith. Boyle passed away on May 7, 2011 in Wallace, Nova Scotia. | ||
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Biography
Canadian physicist Willard Sterling Boyle is best known for being the co-inventor of the charge coupled device (CCD). This invention revolutionized astronomy, space science, and consumer electronics. The CCD is a crucial component of fax machines, digital cameras, and scanners.
Boyle was born on August 19, 1924 in Amherst, Nova Scotia. Boyle completed his secondary and graduate education at McGill University in Montreal, where he received his bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in 1947, 1948, and 1950, respectively. Before joining Bell Labs in 1953, Boyle spent one year at Canada's Radiation Lab, and taught physics for two years at the Royal Military College of Canada.
As a researcher at Bell Labs, Boyle helped developed the ruby laser and the semiconductor injection laser. He also worked temporarily at Bellcomm, a division of Bell Labs that offered technical support to NASA. Boyle worked within this division from 1962-1964, helping to select landing sites on the moon. In 1969 Boyle, along with his colleague at Bell Labs George Smith, invented the CCD. Boyle and Smith shared the 1974 IEEE Morris N. Liebmann Memorial Award for “the invention of the charge-coupled device and leadership in the field of MOS device physics.” Boyle retired from Bell Labs in 1979.
Boyle received numerous other awards and honors for his pioneering innovation including the 2009 Nobel Prize Award for Physics. He shared this honor with George Smith. Boyle passed away on May 7, 2011 in Wallace, Nova Scotia.
