Hiroshi Amano
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Hiroshi Amano 天野 浩 | |
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| Born | September 11, 1960 |
| 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) |
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| Institutions | Nagoya University |
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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)
References
- ↑ "University Webpage". Nagoya University. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
- ↑ "The 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics - Press Release". Nobelprize.org. Nobel Media AB 2014. Retrieved October 7, 2014.