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Willard Boyle — Age & Birthday
Born: 19 August 1924 · Died: 7 May 2011 · Age at death: 86
How old was Willard Boyle when he died?
Willard Boyle died aged 86. He was born on 19 August 1924 and died on 7 May 2011.
Physicist who co-invented the digital imaging sensor used in cameras
Did you know?During the Second World War, he served as a Spitfire pilot for the Royal Canadian Navy before starting his scientific career.
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.
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- Age at death
- 86
- Would be
- 102
- Years since death
- 15
- Born
- August 19, 1924 · Amherst, Canada
- Died
- May 7, 2011
- Cause of death
- Kidney disease
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Known for
- Science, Technology, Art
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