The Blue LED Has Many Parents

Without Isamu Akasaki, it could have taken even longer for the device to emerge

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The Blue LED Has Many Parents
Meijo University Professor Isamu Akasaki (L) smiles next to Nagoya University Professor Hiroshi Amano (R) during a press conference at Nagoya University in Nagoya, central Japan on October 10, 2014.
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