Why It Was Almost Impossible to Make the Blue LED

Why it was recommended

is goes into great detail on what it took to make the blue LED. It's quite fascinating.

Recommendationzekyl314 · Original2024-03

What it covers

Veritasium tells the story of how Shuji Nakamura and others made the blue LED, long thought nearly impossible. It covers the materials challenge of gallium nitride and the. It is for a general viewer who does not plan to take a prerequisite first.

Video details

Channel

Veritasium

Length

33 min 45 sec

Year

2024

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