Clayton W. Bates

Biography

Clayton Wilson Bates, Jr., (September 5, 1932 – February 18, 2024) was an American physicist and electrical engineer. Bates developed an x-ray image intensifier tube for use in diagnostic radiology and was an early researcher in optical and electronic properties of nanophase metal-semiconductor composite systems. He also chartered Stanford University's Society of Black Scientists and Engineers (SBSE) in 1973.

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