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Willard Boyle

Canadian physicist and inventor (1924–2011)

  • Fame55.5
  • Momentum0.0
  • Canada rank#239
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  • Fame55.5
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  • Canada rank#239
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Lived 1924–2011, aged 87Canada
Canada flagCanadaScientistsScientist
  • Wikipedia
    67 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Rank in Canada
    #239
    Scientists
  • Era
    1924–2011
    Aged 87
  • Awards
    8
    recognised works
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Updated 2026-06-21

Willard Sterling Boyle was a Canadian applied physicist who shared one half of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics with George E. Smith for their invention of the charge-coupled device.

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Category
Scientists
Country
Canada
Country rank
#239
Last updated
2026-06-21
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Status
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Born
August 19, 1924
Died
May 7, 2011
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Last updated
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