Isamu Akasaki
Other resources
Links to other sites
Isamu Akasaki’s page at Nagoya University
Isamu Akasaki’s page at Meijo University
Articles
Zheludev, N. (2007) The life and times of the LED – a 100-year history, Nature photonics, vol. 1, April
Schubert, E. F. and Kyu Kim, J. (2005) Solid-State Light Sources Getting Smart, Science, 308, 1274
Savage, N. (2000) LEDs light the future, Technology Review, vol. 103, no 5, p. 38–44, September–October
Book
Khanna, V. K. (2014) Fundamentals of Solid State Lighting: LEDs, OLEDs, and Their Application in Illumination and Displays, CRC Press
Nobel Prizes and laureates
Six prizes were awarded for achievements that have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind. The 12 laureates' work and discoveries range from proteins' structures and machine learning to fighting for a world free of nuclear weapons.
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