The Nobel Prize in Physics 2014
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Isamu Akasaki
Prize share: 1/3
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Hiroshi Amano
Prize share: 1/3
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Shuji Nakamura
Prize share: 1/3
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2014 was awarded jointly to Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura "for the invention of efficient blue light-emitting diodes which has enabled bright and energy-saving white light sources."
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