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Isamu Akasaki
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Isamu Akasaki (30 January 1929 to 1 April 2021) was a Japanese materials scientist specializing in semiconductor technology, best known for co-inventing the bright gallium nitride p-n junction blue LED in 1989 and the subsequent high-brightness GaN blue LED. He was awarded the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics along with Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura.
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1. Isamu Akasaki (Wikipedia)
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Isamu Akasaki (January 30, 1929 to April 1, 2021) was a Japanese materials scientist specializing in the field of semiconductor technology. He is best known for co-inventing the bright gallium nitride (GaN) p-n junction blue LED in 1989 and subsequently the high-brightness GaN blue LED as well.
1. Isamu Akasaki (Wikipedia)
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Born: January 30, 1929 in Chiran, Japan
1. Isamu Akasaki (Wikipedia)
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Born: January 30, 1929 in Chiran, Japan
1. Isamu Akasaki (Wikipedia)
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Died: April 1, 2021 (aged 92) in Nagoya, Japan
1. Isamu Akasaki (Wikipedia)
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Died: April 1, 2021 (aged 92) in Nagoya, Japan
1. Isamu Akasaki (Wikipedia)
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Akasaki was awarded the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics, along with Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura, "for the invention of efficient blue light-emitting diodes which has enabled bright and energy-saving white light sources."
Shuji Nakamura (Wikipedia)
WikipediaAssociated With: Hiroshi Amano, Lead section, 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics co-laureatesQuote, Associated With: Hiroshi Amano, Lead section, 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics co-laureates
For this achievement, Nakamura, together with Isamu Akasaki and Hiroshi Amano, received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2014.
Shuji Nakamura (Wikipedia)
WikipediaAssociated With: Shuji Nakamura, Lead section, 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics co-laureatesQuote, Associated With: Shuji Nakamura, Lead section, 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics co-laureates
For this achievement, Nakamura, together with Isamu Akasaki and Hiroshi Amano, received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2014.
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