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The physicists who developed the technology that made the iPod possible have won the Nobel Prize for Physics.
Physics of the iPod awarded Nobel PrizeSTOCKHOLM: Albert Fert of France and Peter Grünberg of Germany were awarded the 2007 Nobel Prize in Physics on Tuesday for a discovery that has shrunk the size of hard disks found in computers, iPods and other digital devices.
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"The MP3 and iPod industry would not have existed without this discovery," Borje Johansson, a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, said. "You would not have an iPod without this effect."
The two winners will share the $3 million that goes with the prize. They’ve earned every penny.
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