One may find these lectures by these links:
[1]http://rmp.aps.org/pdf/RMP/v82/i3/p2299_1
[2]http://rmp.aps.org/pdf/RMP/v82/i3/p2305_1
[3]http://rmp.aps.org/pdf/RMP/v82/i3/p2307_1
The first one, by Charles' wife, accounted for the story how Charles made his discovery concerning optical communications, which now have benefited the whole human race. His wife did this for him, since he is sick. It may be interesting to read how his wife thought about his science.
The second and the third are by the discoverers themselves, on the invention of CCD, namely, the charge coupled device. So, last year's physics prize went to technological innovations.
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