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April 1, 2021 (92 years old)
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Aquarius
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Isamu Akasaki
Isamu Akasaki is a Japanese engineer and physicist specializing in semiconductor technology and Nobel laureate who is famous for inventing a brilliant gallium nitride pn junction blue LED in 1989 and beyond It is an LED GaN blue at high brightness. For this and other achievement, Akasaki was awarded the Kyoto Prize for Advanced Technology in 2009 and the IEEE Edison Medal in 2011. He also received the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics, along with Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura, "for the 'Invention of an efficient blue light emitting diode, which creates a bright white light source and saves energy. In 2021, Akasaki, along with Shuji Nakamura, Nick Holonyak, Mr. George Craford and Russell D. Dupuis were awarded the Queen Elizabeth Award for Engineering "for the creation and development of LED lighting systems, which are the foundation of all solid state lighting systems.
Native name赤崎 勇
BornJanuary 30, 1929, Chiran, Kawanabe District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Empire of Japan
DiedApril 1, 2021, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
NationalityJapanese
FieldsPhysics, Engineering
InstitutionsMeijo University, Nagoya University
Alma materKyoto University, Nagoya University
Notable awardsAsahi Prize (2001), Takeda Award (2002), Kyoto Prize (2009), IEEE Edison Medal (2011), Nobel Prize in Physics (2014), Charles Stark Draper Prize (2015)

About Isamu Akasaki

Physicist Isamu Akasaki was born on January 30, 1929 in Japan (He dies at the age of 92, on April 1, 2021).

In 2014, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for developing energy-efficient white light sources. He was also the recipient of numerous other prestigious awards, including the Japanese Emperor's Order of Culture.

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Isamu Akasaki before becoming famous

Isamu Akasaki was born in the Zodiac sign Aquarius (The Water-Bearer), and 1929 is also the year of Serpent (蛇) in the Chinese Zodiac.

In 1964, he graduated from Nagoya University with a degree in electronics.

Achievement of Isamu Akasaki

The Nagoya University Akasaki Institute was built with royalties collected from his innovations.

Isamu Akasaki's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Ryoko was the name of the woman he married.

Isamu Akasaki Collabed with

He and Physicist Peter Higgs, the discoverer of the Higgs boson, were both awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics.

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Isamu Akasaki Income & Net worth

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