The LED lighting industry lost one of its founding fathers on September 18 th of this year with the passing of Nick Holonyak, Jr, known as the “Father of the light-emitting diode”. His invention of a ...

The story of humans trying to use light and heat to their benefit goes back to prehistoric times. The earliest use of fire for these purposes led to torches, oil lamps, candles, gas systems, and ...

It's the 50th anniversary of the invention of the light-emitting diode, or LED. Nick Holonyak was working on lasers for General Electric when he... Now-Ubiquitous LED Lights Invented 50 Years Ago ...

The next time you look at the screen on your phone or the RGB on your keyboard, thank Shuji Nakamura, the inventor of the blue LED, who made it all possible and should have received way more ...

Thomas Edison at the lightbulb’s golden jubilee anniversary. The story of humans trying to use light and heat to their benefit goes back to prehistoric times. The earliest use of fire for these ...