Paul K. Weimer
Paul K. Weimer | |
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| Born | November 5, 1914 |
| Died | January 6, 2005 (aged 90) Princeton, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Ohio State University Manchester University |
| Known for | Solid-state image sensor Stencil lithography Thin-film transistor Video camera tubes |
| Awards | IEEE Morris N. Liebmann Memorial Award (1966) New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame (1992) |
Dr. Paul K. Weimer (November 5, 1914 – January 6, 2005) was a noted contributor to the development of television and the thin-film transistor (TFT).
Weimer was born in Wabash, Indiana. He received a B.A. in math and physics from Manchester University (Indiana) in 1936, an M.A. in physics from the University of Kansas in 1938, and a Ph.D. in physics from Ohio State University in 1942. He then joined the RCA laboratory in Princeton, New Jersey, where he worked until retirement in 1981.
His first assignment was to develop an electron multiplier to go with the Image Orthicon. This tube, which proved to be 100 times more sensitive than its predecessors, was used for the first 20 years of television broadcasting in the United States. In 1961, Weimer began making thin-film transistors in a coplanar process on
Weimer held over 90 patents, and was a member of the
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- S2CID 51650159.