Nick Holonyak Jr.(1928–2022)
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.
United States
2
Major Awards
645
Publications
18,104
Citations
62
h-index
394
i10-index
28.1
Avg Citations/Paper
Awards & Recognition
External Profiles
Career Path
Award progression over time
Apex Elite Prestigious
Education
University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign
Doctoral Advisors
Joe C. CampbellJohn Bardeen
Career Timeline
Bell Labs?–present
General Electric?–present
University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign?–present
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)
IA
Isamu Akasaki
Nobel Prize in Physics (2014)
RD
Robert Dennard
Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology (2013)
VC
Vinton Cerf
Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology (2023)
WD
Whitfield Diffie
IEEE Medal of Honor (2022)
MH
Martin Hellman
IEEE Medal of Honor (2022)
MS
Masato Sagawa
Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology (2022)
JB
John B. Goodenough
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2019)
CT
Ching Tang
Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology (2019)
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