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George Harry Heilmeier (May 22, 1936 – April 21, 2014) was an American engineer, manager, and a pioneering contributor to liquid crystal displays (LCDs), for which he was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame.
Learn about George Heilmeier, the scientist who pioneered the use of liquid crystals for displays in watches, calculators, and computers. He also led research and development projects in defense, petroleum, and telecommunications.
Jul 26, 2023 · Learn about the life and achievements of George H. Heilmeier, a pioneer of liquid crystal displays and a leader in defense research and technology. He received the Edwin H. Land Medal from OSA in 2006 and the National Medal of Science in 1991.
May 6, 2014 · George H. Heilmeier, an electrical engineer who in the 1960s helped invent a kind of screen display that used liquid crystals to project images — technology that is now ubiquitous in telephones,...
Sep 16, 2022 · Biography. George H. Heilmeier received the BS degree in Electrical Engineering with distinguished honors from the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, and the M.S.E., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees in solid state materials and electronics from Princeton University.
George H. Heilmeier is a pioneer of liquid crystal displays, which he developed at RCA laboratories in the 1960s. He received the 2005 Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology for his contributions to the realization of flat-panel displays using liquid crystals.
Heilmeier is internationally recognized for his pioneering work on electro-optic effects in liquid crystals, performed at RCA Laboratories in Princeton, and his subsequent demonstration of the first working liquid crystal display (LCD). He was named Head of Solid State Device Research there in 1967.
