Lighting the World: Shuji Nakamura and His Brilliant Discovery (Ep. 4)

12/9/2013; 7 minutes

In the final episode of Lighting the World, a look at research at UC Santa Barbara's Solid State Lighting and Energy Center, what the future of lighting and power use may be, and how Shuji Nakamura's work continues to affect the world of light and energy use. (#24926)

About this series: We take light for granted, but more than two billion people in the world go through their entire lives without reliable lighting. But that is changing, thanks in part to the brilliant discovery of UC Santa Barbara's Shuji Nakamura. This four-part series, made possible by UC Santa Barbara's Solid State Lighting and Energy Center, tells the story of Nakamura's determined effort to develop the white LED and the revolution in lighting that his discovery has brought to the world.