Willard Boyle
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 14 years ago |
| Date of birth | August 19,1924 |
| Zodiac sign | Leo |
| Born | Amherst |
| Canada | |
| Date of died | May 7,2011 |
| Died | Truro |
| Canada | |
| Known for | Charge-coupled device |
| Residence | Canada |
| Awards | Stuart Ballantine Medal |
| IEEE Morris N. Liebmann Memorial Award | |
| Nobel Prize in Physics | |
| Charles Stark Draper Prize | |
| Spous | Betty Boyle |
| Education | McGill University |
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| ID | 704977 |
Willard Boyle Life story
Willard Sterling Boyle, CC was a Canadian physicist. He was a pioneer in the field of laser technology and co-inventor of the charge-coupled device. As director of Space Science and Exploratory Studies at Bellcomm he helped select lunar landing sites and provided support for the Apollo space program.