Walter Eric Spear Scientist

Walter Eric Spear FRSE PhD FRS FInstP (20 January 1921 – 21 February 2008) was a German physicist noted for his pioneering work to help develop large area electronics and thin film displays. He was born in Frankfurt to a Jewish father and a Lutheran mother; by the time he finished his school examinations in 1938 life for Jews and people associated with Jews was becoming difficult, and the family moved to London.

Personal facts

Birth date	January 20, 1921
Birth name	Walter Eric Spear
Birth place	Frankfurt
Date of death	February 21, 2008
Education	Birkbeck University of London University of Westminster