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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Isamu Akasaki canonical | 12 |
| 赤崎勇 | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Japanese physicist
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Nobel laureate ⓘ human ⓘ physicist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Edison Medal
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surface form:
IEEE Edison Medal
Japan Academy Prize ⓘ Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology ⓘ Nobel Prize in Physics ⓘ Order of Culture ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1929-01-30 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2021-04-01 ⓘ |
| degree | Doctor of Engineering ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Kyoto University ⓘ |
| employer |
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.
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Matsushita Research Institute Tokyo ⓘ Meijo University ⓘ Nagoya University ⓘ |
| familyName | Akasaki ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
optoelectronics
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physics ⓘ semiconductor physics ⓘ |
| givenName | Isamu ⓘ |
| honor |
Person of Cultural Merit (Japan)
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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 ⓘ |
| name | Isamu Akasaki self-link ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| NobelPrize.category | Physics ⓘ |
| NobelPrize.motivation | for the invention of efficient blue light-emitting diodes which has enabled bright and energy-saving white light sources ⓘ |
| NobelPrize.year | 2014 ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
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天野浩
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赤崎勇
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天野浩
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赤崎勇
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Shuji Nakamura