Smith akaberekerwa muWhite Plains, New York. Smith akashanda muUS Navy, uye akazowana B.Sc. degree kubva kuYunivhesiti yePennsylvania muna 1955 uye Ph.D. degree kubva kuYunivhesiti yeChicago muna 1959 aine rondedzero yemapeji masere chete. Akashanda kuBell Labs muMurray Hill, New Jersey kubva muna 1959 kusvika pamudyandigere wake muna 1986, kwaakatungamira kutsvagisa kwema lasers matsva uye semiconductor zvishandiso. Munguva yebasa rake, Smith akapihwa gumi nemaviri patent uye akazopedzisira atungamira dhipatimendi reVLSI. Muna 1969, Smith naWillard Boyle vakagadzira iyo Charge-Coupled Chishandiso (CCD), iyo yavakawana pamwechete Franklin Institute's Stuart Ballantine Medal muna 1973, iyo 1974 IEEE N. Morris Liebmann Chirangaridzo Mubairo, iyo Charles Draper Stark Mubairo, uye 2006 Mubvunzo weNobel muFizikiki.
U.S. Navy