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Geoffrey Ballard, CM, OBC (16 October 1932 – 2 August 2008) was a Canadian geophysicist and businessman. A longtime advocate of replacing the internal combustion engine, in 1979 Ballard founded what would become Ballard Power Systems to develop commercial applications of the proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEM). Acknowledged worldwide as the father of the fuel cell industry, Time named him a "Hero for the Planet" in 1999.

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rdfs:label	جيوفري بالارد (ar) Geoffrey Ballard (de) Geoffrey Ballard (en)
rdfs:comment	جيوفري بالارد هو ‏ كندي، ولد في 16 أكتوبر 1932 في نياجارا فولز في كندا، وتوفي في 2 أغسطس 2008 في ‏ في كندا. (ar) Dr. Geoffrey Edwin Hall Ballard, CM, OBC (* 16. Oktober 1932 in Niagara Falls (Ontario); † 2. August 2008 in North Vancouver) war ein kanadischer Geophysiker und Geschäftsmann, der auch als einer der Väter der Polymerelektrolytbrennstoffzelle gilt. Ballard propagierte schon frühzeitig die Abkehr vom Verbrennungsmotor und gründete 1979 die Firma Ballard Research, aus der später die an der Börse notierte Firma Ballard Power Systems wurde. Die Zeitschrift Time Magazine nannte Ballard 1999 wegen seines Engagements weg vom Verbrennungsmotor hin zur Brennstoffzelle einen „Helden für den Planeten“. (de) Geoffrey Ballard, CM, OBC (16 October 1932 – 2 August 2008) was a Canadian geophysicist and businessman. A longtime advocate of replacing the internal combustion engine, in 1979 Ballard founded what would become Ballard Power Systems to develop commercial applications of the proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEM). Acknowledged worldwide as the father of the fuel cell industry, Time named him a "Hero for the Planet" in 1999. (en)
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