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Walter Eric Spear

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German physicist (1921-2008)

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Walter Eric Spear was a German physicist whose work helped develop large area electronics and thin film displays. He was born in Frankfurt to a Jewish father and a Lutheran mother; by the time he finished his school examinations in 1938, life for Jews and people associated with Jews was becoming difficult.

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Awards 6

1990Rumford Medal
1988Royal Society Bakerian Medal
1978Makdougall Brisbane Prize
1977Max Born Prize
Fellow of the Royal Society
Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

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Walter Eric Spear was a German physicist whose work helped develop large area electronics and thin film displays. He was born in Frankfurt to a Jewish father and a Lutheran mother; by the time he finished his school examinations in 1938, life for Jews and people associated with Jews was becoming difficult. With the support of friends and relatives in Britain, the family moved to London where he arrived in 1938 "with a small suitcase and a large cello".

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1921 to 2008 · aged 87
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6 languages

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