Willoughby Smith
British engineer (1828–1891)
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Updated 2026-06-18
Willoughby Smith was an English electrical engineer who discovered the photoconductivity of the element selenium. This discovery led to the invention of photoelectric cells, including those used in the earliest television systems.
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