Gerhard W. Goetze, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Gerhard W. Goetze

Date of Birth: 19-Jun-1930

Date of Death: 17-Jan-2007

Profession: physicist, nuclear physicist

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Gerhard Wilhelm Goetze (19 June 1930 – 17 January 2007) was a German-born Ph.D.
researcher and inventor in Atomic physics.
He was primarily known for his work on the moon-to-earth Apollo TV camera making live broadcast in both brilliant sunlight and pitch darkness possible.
Goetze discovered the Secondary Electron Conduction (SEC) effect which amplified light through high-speed electrons deposited in thin film storage targets.
The SEC tube was additionally used in ground-based astronomy, inspection of integrated circuits, electron-microscope-based biological tissue study, security, and night vision.
Goetze received ten patents for his inventions.The images of the first man on the moon are recorded for eternity through the work of Goetze.In 1973 Goetze received a Franklin Institute Award, the Longstreth Medal established in 1890, for the conception and development of the SEC Tube, which played an important role in television, night surveillance and ultraviolet astronomical observations.In 1984 Goetze was awarded the Rudolf-Diesel-Medaille, an award by the German Institute for Inventions, for the applications of the Secondary Electron Conduction tube in industry.