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T. Peter Brody
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T. Peter Brody

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Co-developing active-matrix display technology.

Active-matrix LCD · Active matrix

Born
18 April 1920
Birthplace
Budapest
Died
18 September 2011

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T. Peter Brody

T. Peter Brody was a Hungarian-born physicist whose work with Fang-Chen Luo helped establish active-matrix flat-panel displays.

Early life

London

Left Hungary in 1938 to study printing, later completing a physics doctorate at the University of London.

Career

  1. 1959

    Westinghouse

    Moved to Pittsburgh for semiconductor research.

  2. 1981

    Panelvision

    Founded a company to develop active-matrix LCD products.

  3. 1988

    Magnascreen

    Established a venture focused on large displays.

Contributions

Active-matrix LCD

Helped produce an early display controlled by thin-film transistors.

Active matrix

Used the term in a published paper.

Beyond work

Music

Studied piano at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and won its Lady Mayoress’ Prize in 1952.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical references ↗

Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.

Photo: Chris Brody. CC BY-SA 3.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.