An inside perspective - a message from Nobel laureate Hiroshi Amano

摘要

I am of course humbled and gratified that our study on the blue LED was recognized through a Nobel Prize. From a young age, I have always desired to contribute to human society, and I became interested in the study of blue LEDs as a student. I thought that the LED had the potential to change the world. It proved to be much harder to make a blue LED than I had ever imagined. Winning a Nobel Prize is the result of the efforts of many people in this field in Japan, and I am delighted that the world values this discovery. I hope this invention will give the many children around the world who lack the luxury of reliable power the opportunity to study and read books at night.