Shuji Nakamura
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Shuji Nakamura receiving his Nobel Prize from His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at the Stockholm Concert Hall, 10 December 2014.
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2 (of 19) Shuji Nakamura after receiving his Nobel Prize at the Stockholm Concert Hall, 10 December 2014.
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Shuji Nakamura receiving his Nobel Prize from His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden.
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Nobel Laureates at the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony. From left: Physics Laureates Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura; Chemistry Laureates Eric Betzig, Stefan W. Hell and William E. Moerner; Medicine Laureates John O'Keefe and May-Britt Moser.
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Shuji Nakamura receiving his Nobel Prize. Overview from Nobel Prize Award Ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall, 10 December 2014.
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Shuji Nakamura and Professor Evi Heldin at the table of honour at the Nobel Banquet on 10 December 2014.
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7 (of 19) Shuji Nakamura and Mrs Kasumi Amani, spouse of Hiroshi Amano, at the table of honour.
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8 (of 19) Shuji Nakamura delivers his banquet speech after the dinner.
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Shuji Nakamura signing the guestbook during his visit to the Nobel Foundation on 12 December 2014.
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Ten of the thirteen Nobel Laureates of 2014 assembled at the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm on 12 December 2014. From left: Edvard I. Moser, May-Britt Moser, Shuji Nakamura, Stefan W. Hell, Patrick Modiano, Hiroshi Amano, Kailash Satyarthi, Jean Tirole, Eric Betzig and William E. Moerner.
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11 (of 19) Shuji Nakamura delivering his Nobel Lecture in the Aula Magna, Stockholm University, 8 December 2014.
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12 (of 19) All three Physics Laureates on stage after the Nobel Lectures in the Aula Magna, Stockholm University, 8 December 2014. From left: Shuji Nakamura, Isamu Akasaki and Hiroshi Amano.
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13 (of 19) Press conference at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on 7 December 2014. From left: Laureate in Economic Sciences Jean Tirole, Nobel Laureates in Chemistry Eric Betzig, William E. Moerner, Stefan W. Hell, Nobel Laureates in Physics Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura.
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14 (of 19) All three Physics Laureates assembled at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on 7 December 2014. From left: Hiroshi Amano, Isamu Akasaki and Shuji Nakamura.
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15 (of 19) Like many Nobel Laureates before him, Shuji Nakamura autographs a chair at Bistro Nobel at the Nobel Museum in Stockholm, 6 December 2014.
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Physics Laureates Hiroshi Amano (left) and Shuji Nakamura (right) at the 2014 Nobel Laureates' Get together at the Nobel Museum in Stockholm, Sweden, on 6 December 2014.
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Shuji Nakamura presenting his gift to the Nobel Museum's collection: a white LED lamp, during the 2014 Nobel Laureates' Get together on 6 December 2014.
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18 (of 19) Shuji Nakamura before the interview with Nobelprize.org at the Nobel Museum on 6 December 2014.
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Shuji Nakamura arriving at the Nobel Museum in Stockholm, Sweden, for the 2014 Nobel Laureates' Get together on 6 December 2014.
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Nobel Prizes and laureates
Six prizes were awarded for achievements that have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind. The 12 laureates' work and discoveries range from proteins' structures and machine learning to fighting for a world free of nuclear weapons.
See them all presented here.