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Walter Eric Spear
German physicist (1921-2008) · United Kingdom · On the map · Scientists · Died at 87
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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2008Died21 February 20081990Rumford MedalAward1988Royal Society Bakerian MedalAward1978Makdougall Brisbane PrizeAward1977Max Born PrizeAward1921Born20 January 1921
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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
