Shuji Nakamura (born May 22, 1954) is a Japanese-American electronics engineer and co-inventor of the blue LED, a major breakthrough in lighting technology. He received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2014 together with Isamu Akasaki and Hiroshi Amano.
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Shuji Nakamura (born May 22, 1954) is a Japanese-American electronics engineer and co-inventor of the blue LED, a major breakthrough in lighting technology. For this achievement, Nakamura, together with Isamu Akasaki and Hiroshi Amano, received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2014.
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(1954-05-22) May 22, 1954 (age 72) Ikata, Ehime Prefecture, Japan
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(1954-05-22) May 22, 1954 (age 72) Ikata, Ehime Prefecture, Japan
Works In: Physics, Lead section, 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics
For this achievement, Nakamura, together with Isamu Akasaki and Hiroshi Amano, received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2014.
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: 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.
Member Of: University of California, Santa Barbara, Lead
He is Professor of Materials and of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) since 1999.
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