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Gerald Pearson
American physicist · United States · On the map · Scientists · Lived 1905 to 1987 · aged 82
Gerald L. Pearson was an American physicist whose work on silicon rectifiers at Bell Labs led to the invention of the solar cell. In 2008, he was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame.
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2008National Inventors Hall of FameAward1987Died25 October 19871964Golden Plate AwardAward1963John Price Wetherill MedalAward1956John Scott AwardAward1905Born31 March 1905
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United States
Category
Scientists
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Scientist
Status
Deceased
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Lived 1905 to 1987 · aged 82
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