Isamu Akasaki
Japanese engineer and physicist
Isamu Akasaki was a Japanese engineer and physicist, specializing in the field of semiconductor technology and Nobel Prize laureate, best known for inventing the bright gallium nitride p-n junction blue LED in 1989 and subsequently the... Wikipedia
Born: January 30, 1929, Chiran, Kagoshima
Died: April 1, 2021 (age 92 years), Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Notable student: Hiroshi Amano
Awards: Nobel Prize in Physics and IEEE Edison Medal
Spouse: Ryoko Akasaki
Education: Nagoya University, Kōnan High School, Kyoto University, and more
Nationality: Japanese