Which Happened First?

Isamu Akasaki

Isamu Akasaki
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Isamu Akasaki was a Japanese materials scientist specializing in the field of semiconductor technology. He is best known for co-inventing the bright gallium nitride (GaN) p–n junction blue LED in 1989 and subsequently the high-brightness GaN blue LED as well.

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Who was born first?

Timeline

  1. Edith WindsorJune 20, 1929 – September 12, 2017
  2. Eric KandelNovember 7, 1929 – present
  3. Isamu Akasaki (this page)January 30, 1929 – April 1, 2021
  4. Murray Gell-MannSeptember 15, 1929 – May 24, 2019
  5. Paul LauterburMay 6, 1929 – March 27, 2007
  6. Werner ArberJune 3, 1929 – present

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