George Heilmeier
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George Heilmeier was an American engineer and inventor best known for pioneering liquid crystal display (LCD) technology and later leading major research organizations in industry and government.
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| George Heilmeier canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American
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electrical engineer ⓘ human ⓘ inventor ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
IEEE Medal of Honor
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Japan Prize ⓘ John Scott Award ⓘ National Medal of Science ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1936-05-22 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Philadelphia
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surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2014-04-21 ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Rudolf Kompfner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Princeton University
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University of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| employer |
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
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RCA ⓘ
surface form:
RCA Laboratories
Texas Instruments ⓘ |
| familyName | Heilmeier ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
display technology
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electrical engineering ⓘ liquid crystal research ⓘ |
| givenName | George ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDegree |
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
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Master of Science in Engineering ⓘ PhD in Electrical Engineering ⓘ |
| influenced | development of modern flat-panel displays ⓘ |
| knownFor |
invention of the first operational liquid crystal displays
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pioneering liquid crystal display technology ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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National Academy of Engineering ⓘ |
| notableWork | dynamic scattering mode liquid crystal display ⓘ |
| patentHolderOf | early liquid crystal display devices ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chairman of Bellcore
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Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency ⓘ President and CEO of Bellcore ⓘ Senior executive at Texas Instruments ⓘ |
| residence |
New Jersey, United States
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Virginia ⓘ
surface form:
Virginia, United States
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| workLocation |
Princeton, New Jersey, United States
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Washington, D.C. ⓘ
surface form:
Washington, D.C., United States
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