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Hiroshi Amano

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Hiroshi Amano (born September 11, 1960) is a Japanese materials scientist specializing in semiconductor technology and a co-inventor of the blue LED. He was awarded the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics along with Isamu Akasaki and Shuji Nakamura.

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Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account
1960 1
Birth DateSourced to the subject's own account
1960-09-11 1
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Additional Source Shuji Nakamura (Wikipedia)Lead section, 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics co-laureates
Additional Source Shuji Nakamura (Wikipedia)Lead section, 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics co-laureates

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Additional Source Hiroshi Amano (Wikipedia)Lead section, 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics
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1. Hiroshi Amano (Wikipedia)
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  • Lead section (entity-description)
    Hiroshi Amano (born September 11, 1960) is a Japanese materials scientist specializing in the field of semiconductor technology. He is a co-inventor of the blue LED, for which he was awarded the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics along with Isamu Akasaki and Shuji Nakamura.
  • Infobox (birth-date)
    (1960-09-11) September 11, 1960 (age 65)
  • Infobox (birth-year)
    (1960-09-11) September 11, 1960 (age 65)
  • Works In: Physics, Lead section, 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics
    He is a co-inventor of the blue LED, for which he was awarded the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics along with Isamu Akasaki and Shuji Nakamura.
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Shuji Nakamura (Wikipedia)
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  • Associated With: Isamu Akasaki, 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.
  • 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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