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2009 Nobel Prize in Physics Goes to the Masters of Light Posted by Guy Pirro on 10/8/2009 9:50 PM The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for 2009 to three researchers who changed the world with their manipulation of light: Charles K. Kao, formerly of Standard Telecom Labs in the UK, for breakthroughs in long-haul fiber optics and Willard S. Boyle and George E. Smith of Bell Telephone Labs in the US for the invention of Charge Coupled Devices (CCDs). These scientific achievements have helped shape the foundations of today’s networked societies, created many practical innovations for everyday life, and provided new tools for scientific exploration. | Read full story |

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