WILLARD BOYLE

BIRTH AND DEATH

Birth: 8/19/1924     Death: 5/7/2011

OCCUPATION

scientist

BIOGRAPHY SUMMARY

Willard Sterling Boyle, was a Canadian physicist. He was a pioneer in the field of laser technology and co-inventor of the charge-coupled device. As director of Space Science and Exploratory Studies at Bellcomm he helped select lunar landing sites and provided support for the Apollo space program.

NOTABLE WORK

WHY THEY MATTER

Willard Boyle was intellectually unique for his pioneering work in laser technology and his co-invention of the charge-coupled device, which revolutionized digital imaging. His contributions to the Apollo space program as the director of Space Science and Exploratory Studies at Bellcomm showcase his ability to apply his scientific expertise to real-world challenges.

FAMOUS QUOTE

A certain ounce of arrogance is not essential in carrying forward anidea. In talking about the device with others, surprising now number of people who either were quite negative and had reasons to suggest it would not function as described or claimed that it would be of little interest and no better than some already existing device.Willard S. Boyle and George Elwood Smith describingThe Inception of Charge-Coupled Devices, edited byFrederick Su (1990).Technology of our times: people and innovation in optics and optoelectronics. SPIE Press. p. 91.ISBN 0819404721.

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