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Nick Holonyak Jr.
Nick Holonyak Jr. ( ; November 3, 1928September 18, 2022) was an American engineer and educator. He is noted particularly for his 1962 invention and first demonstration of a semiconductor laser diode that emitted visible light. This device was the forerunner of the first generation of commercial light-emitting diode, light-emitting diodes (LEDs). He was then working at a General Electric Company research laboratory near Syracuse, New York. He left General Electric in 1963 and returned to his alma mater, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he later became John Bardeen Endowed Chair in Electrical and Computer Engineering and Physics. Early life and career Nick Holonyak Jr. was born in Zeigler, Illinois, on November 3, 1928. His parents were Rusyns, Rusyn immigrants. His father worked in a coal mine. Holonyak was the first member of his family to receive any type of formal schooling. He once worked 30 straight hours on the Illinois Central Railroad before realizin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zeigler, Illinois
Zeigler is a city in Franklin County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,801 at the 2010 census. The current mayor is Dennis Mitchell. History Zeigler incorporated in 1914 and was named for Levi Zeigler Leiter, the father of Joseph Leiter, the founder of the Zeigler Coal Company.Franklin County, Illinois, 1818-1997' (Turner Publishing Company, 1996), p. 27. Geography Zeigler is located in southwestern Franklin County at (37.899856, -89.053429). Illinois Route 149 passes through the center of town, leading east to West Frankfort and west to Royalton. Interstate 57 is east of Zeigler via Route 149. Illinois Route 148 follows the western border of Zeigler, leading north to Christopher and south to Herrin. The city is laid out in the shape of a wagon wheel, with the post office, library, and several shops concentrated around a circular park at the center, and streets radiating out from the center. According to the 2010 census, Zeigler has a total area of , of wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
