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Nick Holonyak: A Brilliant Ide...
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Nick Holonyak: A Brilliant Ide...
Nick Holonyak: A Brilliant Idea
NICE HOLONYAK: A BRILLIANT IDEA
PRESENTED BY MNTL AT ILLINOIS
Significance of Holonyak's Work
Early Life
U of I Education & Working for Bardeen
LED Invention at GE
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QW Laser & Other Inventions
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Transistor Laser Invention
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The Nick Way