Fathers of Technology
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Willard Boyle and George E. Smith invented the CCD or charge-coupled device in 1969 while working at Bell Laboratories. The CCD converts images into digital data immediately, making digital cameras possible. Although Steven Sasson created the first digital camera, he relied on the CCD image sensor developed by Boyle and Smith.
Fathers of Technology
- 1. Father's of Technology Series - Willard Boyle and George E. Smith In 1969, while at Bell Laboratories, Willard Boyle and George E. Smith invented a CCD or a charge-coupled device. This CCD changes images into digital data immediately and so without the CCD there would be no digital camera. While Steven Sasson created the first digital camera at Eastman Kodak, he couldn¡¯t have done it without using the CCD image sensor developed by Mr. Boyle and Mr. Smith.