He is the 2014 winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics. He is the person who figured out how to make blue light LEDs through the use of an Indium Gallium Nitride semiconductor. I was reading about him this morning in "Conquering the Electron" by Derek Cheung and Eric Brach. Thanks to Nakamura, the numerals on all my frequency displays glow in a pleasing Juliano blue. Three cheers for Nakamura!
More on him here:
https://www.trumpf.com/en_US/presse/online-magazine/nobel-price-winner-nakamura-wants-more-light/
The book, We Were Burning, has an account for Nakamura's quest for the blue LED in chapter 10:
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It's an interesting book.
Chuck, WB9KZY
If your local public library participates in Interlibrary Loan, the book "We Were Burning" by Bob Johnstone is available. (445 pages) It looks like a great way to spend some hours on these cold Winter days... It is also available (new) on Amazon for about $20 plus postage. Used copies are listed at about $14 plus postage.
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If your local public library participates in Interlibrary Loan, the book "We Were Burning" by Bob Johnstone is available. (445 pages) It looks like a great way to spend some hours on these cold Winter days... It is also available (new) on Amazon for about $20 plus postage. Used copies are listed at about $14 plus postage.
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