LED Lighting Supply looked at the history of electric lighting, from early incandescent lightbulbs to LED technology. - Underwood Archives // Getty Images LED Lighting Supply looked at the history of ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Colleagues have honored a retired University of Illinois professor they say deserved to win a Nobel Prize for inventing the first light-emitting diode, or LED. Nick Holonyak Jr.

The LED lighting industry lost one of its founding fathers on September 18 th of this year with the passing of Nick Holonyak, Jr, known as the “Father of the light-emitting diode”. His invention of a ...

URBANA, Ill. (AP) — The man who invented the LED light has retired from the University of Illinois, but colleagues say 84-year-old Nick Holonyak will almost certainly continue doing research. Holonyak ...

The story of humans trying to use light and heat to their benefit goes back to prehistoric times. The earliest use of fire for these purposes led to torches, oil lamps, candles, gas systems, and ...

Thomas Edison at the lightbulb’s golden jubilee anniversary. The story of humans trying to use light and heat to their benefit goes back to prehistoric times. The earliest use of fire for these ...