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The Blue LED Has Many Parents
Shuji Nakamura is often credited with the device, but his work relied on the dogged efforts of Isamu Akasaki and others
Nobel Shocker: RCA Had the First Blue LED in 1972
The first blue LED was actually created in 1972. Here's the story
No Nobel for the Father of the LED
Nick Holonyak Jr., widely credited with the development of the first visible-light LED, wonders where his prize is
Inventors of Blue LED Win Nobel Prize in Physics
Taking a more practical turn, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics to three inventors of the blue light-emitting diode
Let There Be Light
And let it come from cool, clear semiconductors rather than fragile, white-hot filaments
The LED's Dark Secret
Solid-state lighting won’t supplant the lightbulb until it can overcome the mysterious malady known as “droop”
Tales of Nakamura
Bright lights, piles of cash, courtroom drama, and a lone inventor
LED Lighting: Blue + Yellow = White
Giving LEDs the blues was the key to replacing the incandescent bulb
Bright, Bendy Gallium Nitride LEDs
When it comes to light-emitting diodes, both inorganic and organic devices have found their niches
Explaining LEDs' Diminishing Returns
New concept pulls popular theories together, drives researchers apart
Roundup: 100-Watt-Equivalent LEDs
A new generation of residential LED bulbs finally match the 100-W incandescent in brightness
