Why It Was Almost Impossible to Make the Blue LED
55M views · 8 Feb 2024
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@veritasium · 10 months ago (edited) · pinned
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@poleybearme · 1 month ago
It’s like watching the Mona Lisa get painted
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@BigGhoul53425 · 2 years ago
It’s so dumb how it’s never just “this guy changed the world and got compensated fairly for it” there’s always some corporate bs in the way
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@KnightOfNorthbrook · 1 month ago
“But finding the actual YouTube video was almost impossible”
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@Lordofgold1455 · 1 month ago
The edits are insane
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@DougSalad · 2 years ago
I'm so glad this story didn't end with "and then he died penniless and alone" because it feels like so many of these stories often do. Warms my heart to see him alive and recognized for his genius and thriving still!
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@ReneAlder · 2 years ago
Science dissemination is a thousand times better when historical and personal contexts are included. Very good job.
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@ElectroBOOM · 2 years ago
What a success story! I wish he was successful in compensation side in Japan, but I guess they lost him because of that. Happy to see him thrive now.
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@adamber4088 · 1 month ago
I saw this before insta and the edit made me come back
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@manafestering7385 · 2 years ago
My man literally changed the world and invented the color blue in electronics simply out of spite. Respect.
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@AS_70190 · 2 years ago (edited)
Being an electronics engineer, I would say this is one of the best animations that I have ever seen to explain the LED conduction mechanism using band diagrams. Perhaps for me, this story conveys that grit, determination, and passion towards a particular problem statement can solve any obstacle faced.
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@TheBrokenEclipse · 2 years ago
This story really needs a movie made about it
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