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Nobel Prize in physics awarded for work with light

Invention of charge-coupled device, enabling of fiber-optic communication recognized

By Sid Perkins

- More than 2 years ago

Three scientists will share the 2009 Nobel Prize in physics for scientific discoveries that revolutionized the fields of telecommunications and photography, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced October 6.

ELECTRONIC EYE Invention of the charge-coupled device in the late 1960s (an early version of a CCD is seen in this archival image) earned two researchers a share of the 2009 Nobel Prize for physics.