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LED Lighting Development Wins 2021 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering
Date Announced: 04 Feb 2021
Isamu Akasaki, Shuji Nakamura, Nick Holonyak Jr, M. George Craford and Russell Dupuis awarded the world’s most prestigious engineering accolade.
London, UK
The 2021 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering (QEPrize) is awarded for the creation and development of LED lighting, which forms the basis of all solid state lighting technology. Isamu Akasaki, Shuji Nakamura, Nick Holonyak Jr, M. George Craford and Russell Dupuis are recognised not only for the global impact of LED and solid state lighting but also for the tremendous contribution the technology has made, and will continue to make, to reducing energy consumption and addressing climate change.
LED Lighting Development Wins 2021 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering (QEPrize)
Isamu Akasaki, Shuji Nakamura, Nick Holonyak Jr, M. George Craford and Russell Dupuis awarded the world s most prestigious engineering accolade.
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LONDON, Feb. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The 2021 QEPrize is awarded for the creation and development of LED lighting, which forms the basis of all solid state lighting technology. Isamu Akasaki, Shuji Nakamura, Nick Holonyak Jr, M. George Craford and Russell Dupuis are recognised not only for the global impact of LED and solid state lighting but also for the tremendous contribution the technology has made, and will continue to make, to reducing energy consumption and addressing climate change.
LED light developers win 2021 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering 02 Feb 2021 Solid state lighting technology has changed how we illuminate our world (Credit: Shutterstock) Found in everything from computer screens to car headlights, LED lighting has transformed how the modern world looks, while its huge efficiency boost is helping to cut energy consumption and reduce emissions.
“Isamu Akasaki, Shuji Nakamura, Nick Holonyak Jr., M George Craford and Russell Dupuis are recognised not only for the global impact of LED and solid-state lighting, but also for the tremendous contribution the technology has made, and will continue to make, to reducing energy consumption and addressing climate change,” said the announcement today (2 February).