Nobel Prize in Physics in 2014 2026-10-18
Awarded in equal thirds to Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura for inventing efficient blue light-emitting diodes enabling bright, energy-saving white light sources.[ref]
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2014 by Nobel Prize Outreach. Individual official summary: Akasaki, Amano and Nakamura one third each; efficient blue LEDs enabling white lighting.