Brilliant! : Shuji Nakamura and the revolution in lighting technology
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Brilliant! : Shuji Nakamura and the revolution in lighting technology
Prometheus Books, 2007
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-315) and index
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Description
A revolution in the way we use artificial lighting is underway, one that is every bit as sweeping and significant as Edison's invention of the light bulb. The technology of light emitting diodes (LEDs) is ready for widespread implementation. Its impacts will include a reduction in energy consumption for electric lighting by up to 80 percent.
Brilliant! tells the story of Shuji Nakamura, a gifted Japanese engineer who came out of nowhere to stun the world with his announcement that he had created the last piece in the puzzle needed for manufacturing solid-state white lights. The invention of this holy-grail product, which promises to make Edison's light bulb obsolete, had eluded the best minds at the top electronic firms for twenty-five years. Until his startling announcement, Nakamura had not even been on the radar screen of most industry observers.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Out of the Blue
- The Floodgates Open
- Flight of the Golden Goose
- The End of Edison
- Conclusion
- Index.
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