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  1. 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. Heilmeier's work is an IEEE Milestone.

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    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.

  3. Jul 26, 2023 · George H. Heilmeier earned his BS in electrical engineering from the University of Pennsylvania and his MSE, MA, and Ph.D. in solid state materials and electronics from Princeton University. Heilmeier is internationally recognized for his pioneering work on electro-optic effects in liquid crystals, performed at RCA Laboratories in Princeton ...

  4. 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...

  5. Sep 16, 2022 · Heilmeier was selected by the President to be a White House Fellow for the year 1970-71, serving as Special Assistant to the Secretary of Defense. He was appointed Assistant Director for Defense Research and Engineering, Electronic and Physical Sciences, in September 1971.

  6. GEORGE HARRY HEILMEIER, one of the most influential technology leaders of our era, passed away on April 21, 2014, in Plano, Texas, at the age of 77. His death was attributed to complications from Alzheimer’s disease. He was born May 22, 1936 in Philadelphia, the only child of George and Anna Heilmeier.

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  8. DARPA operates on the principle that generating big rewards requires taking big risks. But how does the Agency determine what risks are worth taking? George H. Heilmeier, a former DARPA director (1975-1977), crafted a set of questions known as the "Heilmeier Catechism" to help Agency officials think through and evaluate proposed research ...