Hiroshi Amano
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Hiroshi Amano 天野 浩 | |
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| Born | 11 September 1960
(aged 65) |
| Alma mater | Nagoya University |
| Known for | Blue and white LEDs |
| Awards | Nobel Prize in Physics (2014) Person of Cultural Merit (2014) Order of Culture (2014) Foreign Member of National Academy of Engineering (2016) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Nagoya University |
Hiroshi Amano (天野 浩, Amano Hiroshi, born September 11, 1960) is a Japanese physicist, engineer and inventor. His work focused on semiconductor technology. He won the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics together with Isamu Akasaki and Shuji Nakamura for "the invention of efficient blue light-emitting diodes which has enabled bright and energy-saving white light sources".[2]
Hiroshi Amano Media
with Shuji Nakamura and Isamu Akasaki (at the Grand Hôtel on December 8, 2014)
with Shinzō Abe (at the Prime Minister's Official Residence on October 22, 2014)
Ribbon bar: Order of Culture (Japan)
References
- ↑ University Webpage. Nagoya University. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
- ↑ The 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics - Press Release. Nobelprize.orgNobel Media AB 2014. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
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