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Hiroshi Amano

Japanese doctor of engineering and physicist (1960-), 2014 Nobel laureate in Physics · Japan · On the map · Scientists

Hiroshi Amano 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.

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2014Nobel Prize in PhysicsAwardOrder of CultureAwardPerson of Cultural MeritAward1960Born11 September 1960

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Nobel Prize in Physics2014
Order of Culture2014
Person of Cultural Merit2014
Honorary Doctor of the University of Padua

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Japan
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1960 · age 66

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