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Article: Semiconductor Laser Pioneer to Receive 2003 IEEE Medal of Honor.
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- December 13, 2002
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PISCATAWAY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 13, 2002
Prestigious Award Honors Inventor of the First Practical LED and
the First Visible Light Semiconductor Laser
The IEEE has named Nick Holonyak, Jr., professor and John Bardeen Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Physics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, as recipient of the 2003 IEEE Medal of Honor.
An IEEE Life Fellow, Holonyak is recognized for his career of pioneering contributions to the field of semiconductors, specifically in the areas of semiconductor alloys, heterojunctions, visible light-emitting diodes and injection lasers. ...