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Hiroshi Amano

हिरोसी अमानो

Japanese doctor of engineering and physicist (1960-), 2014 Nobel laureate in Physics

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Hiroshi Amano is a Japanese electrical engineer specializing in the field of semiconductor technology. He is a co-inventor of the blue LED, for which he was awarded the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics along with Isamu Akasaki and Shuji Nakamura.

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Born
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Place of birth
Hamamatsu wd
Citizenship
Japan wd
Occupation
physicist, university teacher, engineer wd
Education
Nagoya University, Shizuoka Prefectural Hamamatsu Nishi High School, Hamamatsu City Shijimizuka Junior High School wd

Awards wd

  • Nobel Prize in Physics (2014)
  • Order of Culture (2014)
  • Person of Cultural Merit (2014)
  • honorary doctor of the University of Padua

Questions

When was Hiroshi Amano born?
Hiroshi Amano was born on 11 September 1960 in Hamamatsu.
Where did Hiroshi Amano study?
Hiroshi Amano was educated at Nagoya University, Shizuoka Prefectural Hamamatsu Nishi High School, Hamamatsu City Shijimizuka Junior High School.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Hiroshi Amano · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (Nepali): हिरोसी अमानो · CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. Wikidata item Q11443689 · CC0 1.0
  4. Image: Hiroshi Amano 20141211.jpg by 研究振興局振興企画課 (CC BY 4.0)

Last updated · facts checked 4 November 2026

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