Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Canadian wins Nobel Prize

I remember using an early CCD in Nova Scotia in the late 1970's. It was huge and had terrible resolution. But it was an amazing tool.

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN – A Canadian-born physicist and two Americans have been awarded the 2009 Nobel Prize in physics.

Willard S. Boyle, who was born in Amherst, Nova Scotia and George E. Smith were honoured for inventing an imaging semiconductor circuit known as the CCD sensor. Charles K. Kao was cited for his breakthrough involving the transmission of light in fibre optics.

The award's US$1.4 million purse will be split between the three with Kao taking half and Boyle and Smith each getting a fourth. The three also receive a diploma and an invitation to the prize ceremonies in Stockholm on Dec. 10
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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Cool. I'm actually related. Very cool and about time.