light-emitting diode

Summary

light-emitting diode is a type of electronic component^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of type_of_electronic_component entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,150 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• light-emitting diode is credited with the discovery of H. J. Round^[3].
• light-emitting diode is credited with the discovery of Oleg Losev^[4].
• light-emitting diode is credited with the discovery of James R. Biard^[5].
• light-emitting diode is credited with the discovery of Nick Holonyak^[6].
• light-emitting diode is credited with the discovery of Shuji Nakamura^[7].
• light-emitting diode's image is recorded as Verschiedene LEDs.jpg^[8].
• light-emitting diode's instance of is recorded as type of electronic component^[9].
• light-emitting diode's GND ID is recorded as 4125154-4^[10].
• light-emitting diode's subclass of is recorded as semiconductor diode^[11].
• light-emitting diode's subclass of is recorded as light-emitting component^[12].
• light-emitting diode's subclass of is recorded as capacitor^[13].
• light-emitting diode's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 01033269^[14].
• light-emitting diode's has use is recorded as light source^[15].
• light-emitting diode's has use is recorded as signal^[16].
• light-emitting diode's has use is recorded as lamp^[17].
• light-emitting diode's has use is recorded as light fixture^[18].
• light-emitting diode's has use is recorded as indicator light^[19].
• light-emitting diode's Commons category is recorded as Light-emitting diodes^[20].
• light-emitting diode's BNCF Thesaurus ID is recorded as 59633^[21].
• light-emitting diode's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04myn^[22].
• light-emitting diode's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph116356^[23].
• light-emitting diode's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Light-emitting diodes^[24].
• light-emitting diode's Commons gallery is recorded as LED^[25].
• light-emitting diode's described at URL is recorded as https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/polarity/diode-and-led-polarity^[26].
• light-emitting diode's described at URL is recorded as https://www.heathcote-electronics.co.uk/LED.html^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include H. J. Round^[3], an electrical engineer^[28], 1881–1966^[29], of United Kingdom^[30], awarded the Military Cross^[31], specialised in radio electronics^[32]; Oleg Losev^[4], a physicist^[33], 1903–1942^[34], of Russian Empire^[35], specialised in physics^[36]; James R. Biard^[5], an inventor^[37], 1931–2022^[38], of United States^[39]; Nick Holonyak^[6], a physicist^[40], 1928–2022^[41], of United States^[42], awarded the Lemelson–MIT Prize^[43], specialised in physics^[44]; and Shuji Nakamura^[7], a physicist^[45], b. 1954^[46], of Japan^[47], awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics^[48], specialised in physics^[49].

Why It Matters

light-emitting diode ranks in the top 6% of type_of_electronic_component entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,150 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[50] It is known by 93 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[51]