Do you love your digital camera? If so chances are good you owe a debt of gratitude to Willard S. Boyle and George E. Smith (of Bell Labs), who pioneered the Charge Coupled Device (or CCD). The CCD (first successfully tested in 1969) allowed the first and many current digital cameras to capture light and convert the information to image data. Today, in honor of their achievements and the huge changes they’ve brought to millions of people who can now capture and share their lives and vision more easily, they have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics. Congratulations to you both and thank you! 
And, just in case here’s something for those who want to know how digital camera sensors actually work. Enjoy!
