Shuji Nakamura
Japanese doctor of Engineering (1954-), inventor of the blue LED, 2014 Nobel laureate in Physics
Shuji Nakamura (中村 修二, Nakamura Shūji, born May 22, 1954) FREng is a Japanese-born American electronic engineer. He is a professor at the Materials Department of the College of Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB).[5] He is known as the inventor of the blue LED.[6]
Shuji Nakamura | |
|---|---|
| 中村修二 | |
_(2).jpg) Shuji Nakamura in 2014 | |
| Born | 22 May 1954 Ikata, Ehime, Japan |
| Nationality | American[1][2] |
| Citizenship | Japan (until 2005) United States (since 2005)[3][4] |
| Alma mater | University of Tokushima |
| Known for | Blue and white LEDs |
| Awards | Millennium Technology Prize (2006) Harvey Prize (2009) Nobel Prize in Physics (2014) Global Energy Prize (2015) National Inventors Hall of Fame (2015) Mountbatten Medal (2017) Zayed Future Energy Prize (2018) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Electronics engineering |
| Institutions | University of California, Santa Barbara |
With Isamu Akasaki and Hiroshi Amano, he is one of the three winners of the 2014 Nobel Prize for Physics.
References
change- ↑ "中村教授「物理学賞での受賞には驚いた」 ノーベル賞". The Nikkei. Nikkei Inc. October 2014.
- ↑ Shuji received American citizenship in 2000. Japan does not recognize dual nationality.
- ↑ 特許は会社のもの「猛反対」 ノーベル賞の中村修二さん [Patent belongs to the company "Violent opposition" Nobel prize winner Shuji Nakamura] (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun Digital. 18 October 2014. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ↑ ノーベル賞の中村修二氏、「アメリカの市民権」を取った理由を語る [Nobel prize winner Shuji Nakamura talks about why he acquired U.S. citizenship] (in Japanese). withnews. 18 October 2014.
２００５、６年ごろに（米国市民権を）取ったんですよ [acquired (U.S. citizenship) in 2005 or 2006]
- ↑ "Shuji Nakamura". Santa Barbara: University of California. Archived from the original on July 15, 2010. Retrieved July 31, 2008.
- ↑ "Nobel laureate fought the odds to make history". Pacific Coast Business Times. 10 October 2014. Retrieved Oct 10, 2014.
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