Members BillESC Posted October 9, 2012 Members Share Posted October 9, 2012 Nick Holonyak Jr., inventor of LED Today is the 50th anniversary of the first demonstration of the LED. It's hard to imagine the live event production industry without LEDs, but it wasn't too long ago when that was the case. In a short 50 years, LED technology has come from panel indicators to everything from color wash, profile spots, video displays, and more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chaff67 Posted October 10, 2012 Members Share Posted October 10, 2012 I didn't realize LED's were that old. I first remember seeing them in the 70's on digital watches and handheld games from Radio Shack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BillESC Posted October 10, 2012 Author Members Share Posted October 10, 2012 I believe they were developed by NASA panel lamps for the Mecury missions since they drew so little power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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