Laureate

Shuji Nakamura

Born 1954 · Japan · Male

Awards

  1. 2006

    Millennium Technology Prize

    Physics

    For his invention of high-brightness blue and white LEDs used in lighting, computer displays and new-generation DVDs.

  2. 2014

    Nobel Prize — Physics

    Physics

    for the invention of efficient blue light-emitting diodes which has enabled bright and energy-saving white light sources