LeRoy Apker | |
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| Born | June 11, 1915 |
| Died | July 5, 1970 (aged 55) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Rochester |
| Awards | Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize (1955) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Experimental physics |
| Institutions | General Electric Research Laboratory |
LeRoy W. Apker (June 11, 1915 – July 5, 1970) was an American experimental physicist. Along with his colleagues E. A. Taft and Jean Dickey, he studied the photoelectric emission of electrons from semiconductors and discovered the phenomenon of exciton-induced photoemission in potassium iodide. In 1955, he received the Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize of the American Physical Society for his work.[1]