Memorial Page for Nick Holonyak

Nov 3, 1928 – Sep 20, 2022(93 years)Died in:Urbana, Champaign County

American physicist

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Birthplace

Zeigler, Franklin County

Place of Death

Urbana, Champaign County

Nationality

United States

Occupation(6)

physicist university teacher inventorengineerelectrical engineerscientist

Awards(10)

Lemelson–MIT PrizeNational Medal of Technology and InnovationEdison MedalFrederic Ives MedalIEEE Medal of HonorNational Medal of ScienceCharles Hard Townes AwardNational Inventors Hall of FameCharles Stark Draper PrizeIEEE Morris N. Liebmann Memorial Award

Education(1)

University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign

Nick Holonyak (* November 3, 1928 in Zeigler; † September 20, 2022 in Urbana) was an american physicist. He was 93 years old. He studied at University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign. He received 10 awards, including Lemelson–MIT Prize, National Medal of Technology and Innovation.

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Born in Zeigler, Franklin County

1928

IEEE Morris N. Liebmann Memorial Award

1973

Edison Medal

1989

National Medal of Science

1990

Charles Hard Townes Award

1992

Frederic Ives Medal

2001

National Medal of Technology and Innovation

2002

IEEE Medal of Honor

2003

Lemelson–MIT Prize

2004

National Inventors Hall of Fame

2008

Charles Stark Draper Prize

2015

Died in Urbana, Champaign County

2022

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Nick Holonyak. Forever remembered.