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Willard Boyle

Willard Boyle

Canadian physicist and inventor

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Birthdate
August 19, 1924
Birthplace
Amherst, Nova Scotia
Amherst, Nova Scotia
Date of Death
May 7, 2011
Place of Death
Wallace, Nova Scotia
Wallace, Nova Scotia
Location
Canada
Canada
Educated at
McGill University
McGill University
Lower Canada College
Lower Canada College
Awards Received
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2006 National Inventors Hall of Fame Inductee
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2009 Nobel Prize in Physics
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Scientist
Scientist
Photographer
Photographer
Physicist
Physicist

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Canada
Canada
United States
United States
Wikidata ID
Q73058
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Willard Boyle was a Canadian-American physicist and photographer, born on August 19, 1924 in Amherst, Nova Scotia. He held citizenship in both Canada and the United States. Boyle attended McGill University and Lower Canada College for his education. He was an accomplished physicist and photographer, with his works and contributions earning him prestigious awards and recognition.

Boyle was honored with the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics and was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2006. He passed away on May 7, 2011, in Wallace, Nova Scotia.

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