What is George H. Heilmeier?
[[File:George H. Heilmeier.jpg|thumb|Heilmeier in April 2009.]] '''George Harry Heilmeier''' (May 22, 1936 &ndash; April 22, 2014) was an [[Americans|American]] [[engineer]] and [[businessman]]. He was best known for his work on the [[liquid crystal displays]]. He was added in the [[National Inventors Hall of Fame]]. He invented the LC-Display and his work is an [[IEEE Milestone]]. He was born in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]. Heilmeier died on April 22, 2014 at the age of 77. He was outlived by his wife and their daughter.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.seas.upenn.edu/research/heilmeier-recipients.php|title=The George H. Heilmeier Faculty Award for Excellence in Research|publisher=[[University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science]]|accessdate=26 April 2014}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://www.ieeeghn.org/wiki/index.php/George_H._Heilmeier George H. Heilmeier] at the [http://www.ieeeghn.org/ IEEE Global History Network] {{Bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Heilmeier, George H.}} [[Category:1936 births]] [[Category:2014 deaths]] [[Category:Engineers from Pennsylvania]] [[Category:Businesspeople from Philadelphia]] [[Category:Disease-related deaths in the United States]] [[Category:Scientists from Philadelphia]]