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Shuji Nakamura
Physicist
Shuji Nakamura is a Japanese doctor of Engineering (1954-), inventor of the blue LED, 2014 Nobel laureate in Physics.
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Snapshot as of 15 July 2026
- Primary market
- Japan
- Field
- physicist
- Organisation
- Ehime University
Overview
Professional record
Shuji Nakamura is a Japanese doctor of Engineering (1954-), inventor of the blue LED, 2014 Nobel laureate in Physics.
The professional record includes work with Ehime University, University of California, Santa Barbara, and Nichia. Education includes University of Tokushima and Nagoya University. Recorded honours include Nobel Prize in Physics, Order of Culture, Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research, Benjamin Franklin Medal, and Harvey Prize.
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