[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1069 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1069

 Congratulating Willard S. Boyle and George E. Smith for being awarded 
                      the Nobel Prize in physics.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 3, 2010

  Mr. Lance (for himself, Mr. Holt, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. LoBiondo, and Mr. 
Pascrell) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
                  Committee on Science and Technology

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Congratulating Willard S. Boyle and George E. Smith for being awarded 
                      the Nobel Prize in physics.

Whereas breakthroughs in scientific research are the building blocks of a 
        productive, competitive, and healthy society;
Whereas the Nobel Prize is a prestigious international award administered 
        annually by the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm, Sweden, and has since 
        1901 recognized the world's most outstanding achievements in physics;
Whereas, on December 10, 2009, in Stockholm, Sweden, Willard S. Boyle and George 
        E. Smith from Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, New Jersey, were awarded 
        the Nobel prize for physics for their invention of an imaging 
        semiconductor circuit, the charge-coupled devise (CCD), in addition to 
        Charles K. Kao from Standard Telecommunication Laboratories in Harlow, 
        United Kingdom, and the Chinese University of Hong Kong in Hong Kong, 
        China, for his work concerning the transmission of light in fibers for 
        optical communication;
Whereas Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, New Jersey, is an internationally 
        renowned research organization founded in 1925 by the American Telephone 
        & Telegraph company (AT&T);
Whereas a total of seven Nobel Prizes for physics have been awarded for work 
        completed at Bell Laboratories;
Whereas work at Bell Laboratories has led to the invention or advancement of 
        such groundbreaking technologies as the transistor, photovoltaic cells, 
        the laser, the UNIX operating system, and the CCD sensor;
Whereas scientific leadership in the United States is made possible by robust 
        investments in scientific research programs in both the public and 
        private sectors;
Whereas continued support of science research programs is indispensable to 
        maintaining the Nation's position as the global leader in technology and 
        innovation; and
Whereas the accomplishments of these scientists are significant achievements in 
        the field of scientific research and further promote the United States 
        among the world leaders in science: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) congratulates Willard S. Boyle and George E. Smith for 
        being awarded the Nobel Prize in physics; and
            (2) recognizes Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, New 
        Jersey, as a contributor to leadership in scientific research 
        and innovation in the United States.
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