[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 148 (Wednesday, October 14, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2531]
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                        IN HONOR OF GEORGE SMITH

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                           HON. JOHN H. ADLER

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 14, 2009

  Mr. ADLER of New Jersey. Madam Speaker, I would like to congratulate 
an important member of New Jersey's 3rd District, Mr. George Smith. Mr. 
Smith, 79, was awarded the Nobel Prize in physics for his work 
developing technology that is the basis of digital photography.
  Mr. Smith worked at Bell Laboratories until his retirement in 1986. 
He was born in 1930 in White Plains, New York, served in the United 
States Navy, and briefly studied mathematics before switching to 
physics. In 1959, he earned his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. 
Mr. Smith currently resides in Waretown in Ocean County, NJ.
  George Smith was awarded the 2009 Nobel Prize in physics along with 
colleague Willard Boyle for their work creating an image semiconducting 
circuit, or charge coupled device, CCD. Their research laid the 
foundation for digital images and lightning-fast communication by 
developing fiber-optic cable and the sensor found at the heart of 
digital cameras. They share their prize with Hong Kong professor Kuen 
Kao for his work on fiber optics.
  Madam Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join me in commending Mr. 
George Smith for his much deserved Nobel Prize. May his dedication and 
innovative thinking serve as a model for all those who seek to achieve 
original solutions within their respective fields.

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