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Peter Iles

Peter Iles

New Zealand cricketer

Peter Albert Iles (born 23 December 1926) is an American engineer and former New Zealand cricketer. He played two first-class matches for Auckland between 1946 and 1952.[1]

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Iles studied at Auckland University College, graduating Bachelor of Science in 1948, and Master of Science with second-class honours in 1952.[2] He later moved to the United States, settling in California and becoming an American citizen,[3] where he worked as an engineer developing solar cells, including those used on early American satellites.[4] In 1991, Iles received the William R. Cherry Award from the IEEE Electron Devices Society for his prolonged and sustained contribution to the field of photovoltaic conversion.[5] He continued to publish on the subject until at least 2004, contributing a chapter, "Photovoltaic conversion: space applications", to the Encyclopedia of Energy published by Elsevier that year.[6]

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References

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    "Peter Iles". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
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    "NZ university graduates 1870–1961: I–K". Shadows of Time. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
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    "California, U.S., federal naturalization records, 1843–1999". Ancestry.com Operations. 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
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    "Solar cell history". Retrieved 11 February 2021.
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    "William R. Cherry Award". IEEE. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
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    Iles, Peter A. (2004). "Photovoltaic Conversion: Space Applications". In Cleveland, Cutler J. (ed.). Encyclopedia of Energy. Elsevier Science. ISBN 978-0-12-176480-7. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
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