Remembering Nick Holonyak, Jr., Inventor of LED Lights
We remembered Zeigler native Nick Holonyak, Jr., who is credited with the development of the LED and many more inventions.
We remembered Zeigler native Nick Holonyak, Jr., who is credited with the development of the LED and many more inventions.
Genevieve Kirk said it was only fitting that this year’s Champaign Center Parade of Lights pay tribute to the man credited with inventing the first LED.
University of Illinois Professor Emeritus Nick Holonyak Jr. is the honorary grand marshal of the 19th annual Parade of Lights. Holonyak is 91, and he retired from teaching in 2013.
A retired University of Illinois professor who invented the first light-emitting diode will share the Charles Stark Draper Prize for Engineering.