1828 - 1891
Willoughby Smith British Engineer
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| First Name |
Willoughby
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| Last Name |
Smith
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| Birthday |
30th November, 1827
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| Birthplace |
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
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| Died |
1891
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| Place of Death |
Eastbourne, Sussex
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| Nationality |
British
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| Occupation |
Engineer
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Willoughby Smith (6 April 1828, in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk – 17 July 1891, in Eastbourne, Sussex) was an English electrical engineer who discovered the photoconductivity of the element selenium. This discovery led to the invention of photoelectric cells, including those used in the earliest television systems.
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