Isamu Akasaki
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Isamu Akasaki was a Japanese physicist and Nobel laureate renowned for pioneering the development of efficient blue light-emitting diodes (LEDs), which revolutionized lighting and display technologies.
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| instanceOf |
Japanese physicist
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Nobel laureate → human → physicist → |
| awardReceived |
IEEE Edison Medal
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Japan Academy Prize → Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology → Nobel Prize in Physics → Order of Culture → |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Japan
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| dateOfBirth |
1929-01-30
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| dateOfDeath |
2021-04-01
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| degree |
Doctor of Engineering
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| educatedAt |
Kyoto University
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| employer |
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.
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Matsushita Research Institute Tokyo → Meijo University → Nagoya University → |
| familyName |
Akasaki
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| fieldOfWork |
optoelectronics
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physics → semiconductor physics → |
| givenName |
Isamu
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| honor |
Person of Cultural Merit of Japan
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| influenced |
energy-efficient lighting technologies
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modern solid-state lighting → |
| knownFor |
development of efficient blue light-emitting diodes
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gallium nitride (GaN) based LEDs → pioneering work on blue LEDs → |
| memberOf |
Japan Academy
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| name |
Isamu Akasaki
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| nativeLanguage |
Japanese
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| NobelPrize.category |
Physics
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| NobelPrize.motivation |
for the invention of efficient blue light-emitting diodes which has enabled bright and energy-saving white light sources
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| NobelPrize.year |
2014
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| placeOfBirth |
Chiran
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Japan → Kagoshima Prefecture → |
| placeOfDeath |
Aichi Prefecture
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Japan → Nagoya → |
| positionHeld |
professor at Meijo University
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professor at Nagoya University → |
| researchFocus |
gallium nitride crystal growth
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high-brightness blue LEDs → p-type doping of gallium nitride → |
| sharedNobelPrizeWith |
Hiroshi Amano
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Shuji Nakamura → |
Referenced by (7)
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Hiroshi Amano
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Shuji Nakamura → |
sharedNobelPrizeWith |
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Hiroshi Amano
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doctoralAdvisor |
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Nagoya University
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hasNobelLaureate |
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Isamu Akasaki
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name |
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Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering
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notableLaureate |
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IEEE Photonics Award
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notableRecipient |