Hillier, James

Hillier, James
▪ 2008

      Canadian-born American physicist

born Aug. 22, 1915 , Brantford, Ont.

died Jan. 15, 2007 , Princeton, N.J.
was a co-developer (with Albert Prebus) of the first practical commercial electron microscope, which was vital in aiding medical and biological research. Hillier refined his prototype while working at RCA research laboratories in Princeton, and he also helped improve the magnification powers of the microscopes. For his efforts he was a corecipient in 1960 of an Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research.

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