11/3/2008
On Friday, October 24, a symposium and dinner was held in honor of ECE Illinois Professor Nick Holonyak Jr. on the occasion of his 80th birthday. Friends, colleagues, and former students gathered in the auditorium of the Beckman Institute to celebrate the life of the inventor of the light-emitting diode, and to present a glimpse of the influence his work has had in industry and scientific research.