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George Elwood Smith
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Memorial Page for George Elwood Smith

May 10, 1930 – May 28, 2025(95 years)Died in:Barnegat, Ocean County

Nobel prize winning American physicist

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Awards(7)

Nobel Prize in PhysicsStuart Ballantine MedalNational Inventors Hall of FameCharles Stark Draper PrizeIEEE Morris N. Liebmann Memorial AwardEdwin H. Land MedalQueen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering

Education(2)

University of ChicagoUniversity of Pennsylvania

George E. Smith (* May 10, 1930 in White Plains; † May 28, 2025 in Barnegat) was a nobel prize winning American physicist. He was 95 years old. His education included University of Chicago and University of Pennsylvania. He received 7 awards, including Nobel Prize in Physics, Stuart Ballantine Medal.

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Born in White Plains, Westchester County

1930

Stuart Ballantine Medal

1973

IEEE Morris N. Liebmann Memorial Award

1974

Edwin H. Land Medal

2001

National Inventors Hall of Fame

2006

Charles Stark Draper Prize

2006

Nobel Prize in Physics

2009

Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering

2017

Died in Barnegat, Ocean County

2025

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George Elwood Smith. Forever remembered.