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Willard Boyle

Born: 1924
Birthplace: Nova Scotia

Charge-coupled device—The charge-coupled device (CCD) was key to advancing digital imaging technology, and can be found in most imaging devices including digital cameras, scanners and satellite surveillance.

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Progress medal winners awarded Nobel Prize for Physics.(Willard S. Boyle and George E. Smith)(Brief article) (PSA Journal)

NAE honors CCD inventors with prestigious prize.(National Academy of Engineering gives Charles Stark Draper Prize to Willard S. Boyle and George E. Smith)(charge-coupled devices )(Brief article) (Sensors Magazine)

Feb. 21--the U.S. National Academy of Engineering awarded its prestigious $500,000 Charles Stark Draper prize to Willard S. Boyle and George E. Smith for the charge-coupled device, a key component of many imaging technologies.(Brief article) (Research-Technology Management)

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