Decisions
In a break with several recent choices the Nobel committee has made a practical choice for this year’s physics prize, Invention of blue LEDs:
The 2014 Nobel Prize for physics has been awarded to a trio of scientists in Japan and the US for the invention of blue light emitting diodes (LEDs).
Professors Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura made the first blue LEDs in the early 1990s.
This enabled a new generation of bright, energy-efficient white lamps, as well as colour LED screens.
While I am personally annoyed by the prevalent use of blue LEDs on computers, I do appreciate their value in color screens and flashlights.
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OTOH, the decision of the Canadian Parliament by a vote of 157-134 to involve itself in bombing ISIS in the Middle East is a poor use of resources. The money would do more good spent on helping refugees fleeing the conflict than whatever effect it might have on ISIS.
October 7, 2014 2 Comments
