Gerald Pearson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gerald Pearson

American physicist

Date of Birth: 31-Mar-1905

Place of Birth: Salem, Oregon, United States

Date of Death: 25-Oct-1987

Profession: physicist, inventor, university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Gerald L.
Pearson (March 31, 1905 – October 25, 1987) was a physicist whose work on silicon rectifiers at Bell Labs led to the invention of the solar cell.
In 2008, he was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame.