The promise of energy savings, reduced carbon emissions and affordable lighting was there from the inception. The proliferation of the technology into areas such as displays, automotive, medicine and horticulture was unexpected. — Shuji Nakamura Copy Share Image
I hope that energy-efficient LED light bulbs will help reduce energy use and lower the cost of lighting worldwide. — Shuji Nakamura Copy Share Image
You work to earn money. But in Japan, that idea has a bad image, and you're not supposed to say that. — Shuji Nakamura Copy Share Image
My dream was to work for one of the big electronics companies like Sony or Panasonic. — Shuji Nakamura Copy Share Image
I wanted to quit Nichia. I didn't care about anything. It was OK for them to fire me. I was not afraid of anything. — Shuji Nakamura Copy Share Image
If I had gone to a big company, it would have been very difficult for me to do research freely. At a big company,… — Shuji Nakamura Copy Share Image
I'm not sure whether I could win a Nobel Prize or not, but the Nobel Committee called me, and, 'You got the Nobel Prize.'… — Shuji Nakamura Copy Share Image
I have been very fortunate to be supported by many people in my career. I also appreciate my personal friends, business friends, and my… — Shuji Nakamura Copy Share Image
It's good to have high-quality competition. It helps drive research forward at a faster pace. — Shuji Nakamura Copy Share Image
The most important thing I learned at the University of Florida is that a Ph.D. and writing papers is very important in the United… — Shuji Nakamura Copy Share Image
The LED light bulb is more than ten times the efficiency of regular incandescent lighting, so it can save the world hundreds of billions… — Shuji Nakamura Copy Share Image
I am thankful to Nichia Chemical Corporation and its founder Nobu Ogawa, who gave me the research opportunity to create a blue LED. — Shuji Nakamura Copy Share Image
