Willard Boyle
Also known as Willard Sterling Boyle, Willard S. Boyle
Canadian physicist and inventor (1924–2011)
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Willard Boyle was a Canadian physicist and inventor who lived from 1924 to 2011. He is notable for his contributions to physics and technology, though specific details of his work and impact would require additional context to describe fully.
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- WHO PERPETUATES SEX ROLE SOCIALIZATION? THE CHANGING IMAGE OF THE PROFESSIONAL NURSE EDUCATOR FROM TRADITIONALIST TO CYCLE-BREAKER: A QUALITATIVE INTERVIEW STUDY
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- Measurements of Ω and Λ from 42 High‐Redshift Supernovae
· 1999 · cited 15,388x
- <i>Ab initio</i> effective core potentials for molecular calculations. Potentials for K to Au including the outermost core orbitals
· 1985 · cited 14,893x
- <i>Ab initio</i> effective core potentials for molecular calculations. Potentials for the transition metal atoms Sc to Hg
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Willard Sterling Boyle (August 19, 1924 – May 7, 2011) 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.
As director of Space Science and Exploratory Studies at Bellcomm, Boyle helped select lunar landing sites and provided support for the Apollo space program.
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1924 births2011 deathsAcademic staff of the Royal Military College of CanadaCanadian expatriate academics in the United StatesCanadian inventorsCanadian Nobel laureatesCanadian physicistsCompanions of the Order of CanadaDeaths from kidney diseaseDraper Prize winnersMcGill University alumniNobel laureates in Physics