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Physics · 2009
Why George E. Smith received the 2009 Physics Nobel
Why it was awarded
George E. Smith received the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics for the invention of an imaging semiconductor circuit - the ccd sensor. The award recognizes how this contribution changed the direction of its field. This achievement represents one of the major advances recognized in physics at the time.