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  • Nick Holonyak Jr., pioneer of LED lighting, awarded Queen Elizabeth Prize

    Nick Holonyak Jr. smiles at a reception for the 2015 Draper Prize.

    Illinois electrical and computer engineering professor Nick Holonyak Jr. was among five LED pioneers honored with the 2021 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering. Pictured in 2015. 

    Photo by L. Brian Stauffer

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