Isamu Akasaki (92), a tenured professor at Meijo University who succeeded in developing a blue LED and won the Nobel Prize in Physics, died on April 1, and wants to inherit the spirit of challenge from the people involved. Was heard.
Mr. Akasaki is from Kagoshima prefecture, and after working as a professor at Nagoya University, he was a tenured professor at Meijo University. He died of pneumonia at a hospital in Nagoya city.
Michinari Hamaguchi, Chairman of the Japan Science and Technology Agency, who served as the president of Nagoya University and attended the Nobel Prize award ceremony, said, "I remember Mr. Akasaki's words," Going alone in the wilderness. " It remains. It is said that it will be impossible in the 20th century, and it is really amazing to realize what no one has done. We must create a society that has a spirit of challenge and creates "human resources who go through the wilderness". "Don't do it," he said, saying the importance of inheriting Mr. Akasaki's aspirations.
In addition, Hiroshi Amano, a professor at Nagoya University who also won the Nobel Prize in Physics, said, "Since I was in the fourth year of university, I have been patient and kindly instructed me, and I can only say thank you. I think it is our mission to bring happiness to people and develop human resources who will lead the next era. "
Shuji Nakamura "Sorry for having died"
Professor Shuji Nakamura of the University of California, Santa Barbara, who won the Nobel Prize in Physics with Mr. Akasaki, said, "I started researching blue LEDs with gallium nitride in 1989, but initially my goal was to overtake Professor Akasaki's research results. It is a pity that Professor Akasaki, who has led the research on blue LEDs for gallium nitride in Japan, has passed away. I pray for your souls. "