Which company's development of the 'Charge Coupled Device' (CCD) in 1969 revolutionized astronomy by replacing photographic plates with digital imaging, earning its inventors a Nobel Prize?

The astronomy industry has undergone remarkable technological transformations in recent decades, with corporations driving innovation in telescope technology, data processing, and space observation. From powerful imaging capabilities to cloud computing solutions that process vast astronomical datasets, companies have played a pivotal role in how we explore the cosmos. Test your knowledge about a significant corporate milestone that changed modern astronomy forever!

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Bell Laboratories (AT&T)
Kodak Research Laboratories
IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center
Xerox PARC (Palo Alto Research Center)