Charge-Coupled Device
With Willard Boyle, invents the CCD sensor, shifting packets of stored electronic charge across a semiconductor for imaging.
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
George Elwood Smith Biography and Timeline
Follow George Elwood Smith through 2 dated historical records for United States of America.
George Elwood Smith, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
2Distinct records
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1969–2009Years on this page
1969
2009
Nobel Prize for CCD Imaging
Shares the Nobel Prize in Physics for invention of the CCD imaging semiconductor circuit.
Records, sources and methodology
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