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The President's National Medal of Science: Recipient Details

Nick Holonyak, Jr.

Title:

Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Affiliation:

University of Illinois

Urbana,Illinois 61801 USA

Gender:

Male

Year Deceased:

2022

Award Discipline:

Engineering

Award Year:

1990

Citation:

"For his contributions as one of the Nation's most prolific inventors in the area of semiconductor materials and devices, and for his role as research mentor while working at the forefront of solid-state science and technology."

Presented by President Bush at a White House East Room Ceremony on November 13, 1990.

Medal of Technology recipient

Award Year 2002

 

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