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Nick Holonyak Biography and Timeline

Follow Nick Holonyak through 1 dated historical records for United States of America.

Nick Holonyak, historical timeline

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1962

Visible Light-Emitting Diode

Engineer · Syracuse · Science / Technology

Demonstrates a practical visible LED in which electron-hole recombination produces light.

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