Photo taken on October 6, 2009 shows file portraits of (from L) Britain's Charles Kao, Willard Boyle and George Smith of the US, winners of the 2009 Physics Nobel Prize winners projected during the announcement at the Royal Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, Sweden. Charles Kao, Willard Boyle and George Smith won the 2009 Nobel Physics Prize on October 6, 2009 for pioneering 'masters of light' work on fibre optics and semiconductors, the Nobel jury said. The Hong Kong-based expert Kao and his two American counterparts were hailed for creating the two tools that helped unleash the Information Technology revolution of today. Getty Images logo Getty Images 28 months ago

Photo taken on October 6, 2009 shows file portraits of (from L) Britain's Charles Kao, Willard Boyle and George Smith of the US, winners of the 2009 Physics Nobel Prize winners projected during the announcement at the Royal Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, Sweden. Charles Kao, Willard Boyle and George Smith won the 2009 Nobel Physics Prize on October 6, 2009 for pioneering 'masters of light' work on fibre optics and semiconductors, the Nobel jury said. The Hong Kong-based expert Kao and his two American counterparts were hailed for creating the two tools that helped unleash the Information Technology revolution of today.

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