The Asian Scientist 100
Hiroshi Amano
Japan
Institution
Nagoya University
Country
Japan
Field
Physics
Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura shared the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics “for the invention of efficient blue light-emitting diodes which has enabled bright and energy-saving light sources.”
(Photo: Nagoya University)
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