LED inventor earns hall of fame induction

They light up the clock on your DVD player, the channel numbers on your radio and the displays of the myriad electronic devices all around you.

Ditto, more and more these days, your car lights and the traffic lights that tell you to stop, go and use a little caution, buddy, not to mention your laptop screen, Christmas tree and possibly in the near future your living room.

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