George H. Heilmeier
American engineer and businessman (1936-2014) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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George Harry Heilmeier (May 22, 1936 – April 21, 2014) was an American engineer, manager, and a pioneering contributor to liquid crystal displays (LCDs), for which he was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. Heilmeier's work is an IEEE Milestone.[1][2]
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Born | (1936-05-22)May 22, 1936 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died | April 21, 2014(2014-04-21) (aged 77) Plano, Texas, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Princeton University (PhD, MS, MA) University of Pennsylvania (BS) |
Awards | IEEE Founders Medal (1986) National Medal of Science (1991) IRI Medal (1993) IEEE Medal of Honor (1997) John Fritz Medal (1999) Kyoto Prize (2005) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Electrical engineering |
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