Robert N. Hall | |
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| Born | December 25, 1919 New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | November 7, 2016 (aged 96) |
| Alma mater | California Institute of Technology |
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| Awards | Marconi Prize (1989) National Inventors Hall of Fame (1994) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | engineering, applied physics |
| Institutions | General Electric |
| Thesis | (1950) |
| Doctoral advisor | Charles Christian Lauritsen |
| Other academic advisors | William Alfred Fowler |
Robert Noel Hall (December 25, 1919 – November 7, 2016) was an American engineer and applied physicist. He demonstrated the first semiconductor laser and invented a type of magnetron commonly used in microwave ovens. He also contributed to the development of rectifiers for power transmission.