Nick Holonyak
Nick Holonyak Jr. was an American electronics engineer. He is noted particularly for his 1962 invention and first demonstration of a semiconductor laser diode that emitted visible light.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Zeigler
- Educated at
- University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign
- Awards
- 🏆 Lemelson–MIT Prize🏆 IEEE Morris N. Liebmann Memorial Award🏆 Edison Medal
- Doctoral Advisors
- 🎓 John Bardeen
- Doctoral Students
- 📖 Joe C. Campbell
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Timeline
1928
Born
Birth2022
Died
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