Isamu Akasaki (1929-2021)

Awarded the Prize “for the invention of efficient blue light-emitting diodes which has enabled bright and energy-saving white light sources.”

Japanese scientists. Born 1929 in Chiran, Japan. Ph.D. 1964 from Nagoya University, Japan. Professor at Meijo University, Nagoya, and Distinguished Professor at Nagoya University, Japan. Isamu Akasaki died on April 1, 2021 in Nagoya, Japan.