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Shuji Nakamura

सुजी नाकामुरा

Japanese doctor of Engineering (1954-), inventor of the blue LED, 2014 Nobel laureate in Physics

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Shuji Nakamura (中村 修二, Nakamura Shūji; born May 22, 1954) is a Japanese–American electrical engineer and co-inventor of the blue LED, a major breakthrough in lighting technology. For this achievement, Nakamura, together with Isamu Akasaki and Hiroshi Amano, received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2014.

Quick facts

Born
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Place of birth
Ikata wd
Citizenship
Japan, United States wd
Occupation
physicist, engineer, inventor, professor wd
Education
University of Tokushima, Nagoya University, Ehime Prefectural Oshu High School wd

Awards wd

  • Nobel Prize in Physics (2014)
  • Order of Culture (2014)
  • Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research (2008)
  • Benjamin Franklin Medal (2002)
  • Harvey Prize (2009)
  • IEEE Quantum Electronics Award (2002)
  • National Inventors Hall of Fame (2015)
  • Charles Stark Draper Prize (2015)
  • Zeiss Research Award (2000)
  • Person of Cultural Merit (2014)
  • Asahi Prize (2000)
  • Millennium Technology Prize (2006)
  • Edison Medal
  • Global Energy Prize (2015)
  • MRS Medal Award (1997)

About

Nakamura specializes in the field of semiconductor technology. He is Professor of Materials and of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) since 1999.

Questions

When was Shuji Nakamura born?
Shuji Nakamura was born on 22 May 1954 in Ikata.
Where did Shuji Nakamura study?
Shuji Nakamura was educated at University of Tokushima, Nagoya University, Ehime Prefectural Oshu High School.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Shuji Nakamura · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (Nepali): सुजी नाकामुरा · CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. Wikidata item Q730065 · CC0 1.0
  4. Image: Shuji Nakamura Nobel.jpg by 文部科学省 (CC BY 4.0)

Last updated · facts checked 5 November 2026

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