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Shuji Nakamura

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Japanese doctor of Engineering (1954-), inventor of the blue LED, 2014 Nobel laureate in Physics

JapanScientistsBorn 1954 · age 72
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Shuji Nakamura 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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2021Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering
2020NAS Award for the Industrial Application of Science
2019honorary doctor of Toulouse-III University
2015National Inventors Hall of Fame
2015Charles Stark Draper Prize
2015Global Energy Prize
2014Nobel Prize in Physics
2014Order of Culture
2014Person of Cultural Merit
2010IET Kelvin Lecture
2009Harvey Prize
2008Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research
2006Millennium Technology Prize
2002Benjamin Franklin Medal
2002IEEE Quantum Electronics Award
2002Clarivate Citation Laureates
2001Nick Holonyak Jr. Award
2000Zeiss Research Award
2000Asahi Prize
1998IEEE Jack A. Morton Award
1997MRS Medal Award
1996Nishina Memorial Prize
Edison Medal

Connected to Shuji 6

Zhores AlferovAlso won Nick Holonyak Jr. AwardAhmed ZewailAlso won Zeiss Research AwardVannevar BushAlso won Edison MedalYoshua BengioAlso won Queen Elizabeth Prize for EngineeringAnthony James LeggettAlso won honorary doctor of Toulouse-III UniversityLuc MontagnierAlso won Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research

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Country
Japan
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
living
Dates
Born 1954 · age 72
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