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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_I._Gordon seems to be the guy claiming that Michael F. Tompsett should have won.--Jimbo Wales (talk) 20:34, 23 December 2009 (UTC)Reply

http://nobelprize.org/prize_announcements/physics/ - this is the primary source about the prize. WereSpielChequers (talk) 20:39, 23 December 2009 (UTC)Reply

Previous award won

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The two Nobel winners in question also won a $500,000 prize in the past. --Jimbo Wales (talk) 20:58, 23 December 2009 (UTC)Reply

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0601/06010503boylesmith.asp

I wonder if controversy erupted somewhere about this one, but didn't make press notice due to it not being as famous as Nobel?--Jimbo Wales (talk) 20:53, 23 December 2009 (UTC)Reply

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/04/technology/05prize.ready.html --Jimbo Wales (talk) 20:56, 23 December 2009 (UTC)Reply

Discussion of the history of the invention, from 1974, by the Nobel winners

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The Inception of Charge-Coupled Devices http://www.ieee.org/netstorage/spectrum/pdfs/SmithBoyleRemembrancCCD1974.pdf —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jimbo Wales (talkcontribs) 21:07, 23 December 2009 (UTC)Reply

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Controversy raised about 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics

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Smith is the American, and Boyle is the Canadian. Smith was the Head of the Department, not Boyle. The question is whether the Nobel Prize was awarded for the invention of the CCD, or for its application in imaging.In the first case the Nobel Committee is right,in the second case it would be wrong. Rudolph J. Kriegler —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rjkriegler (talkcontribs) 16:55, 25 December 2009 (UTC)Reply