neatandawesome t1_j12f4fc wrote on December 21, 2022 at 4:12 AM Reply to TIL in 1962 a General Electric engineer named Nick Holonyak developed the first LED light bulb capable of emitting visible red light. The same bulb was used in the 1964 stop animation animated TV special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer for Rudolph’s bioluminescent nose. by undergroundgeek Little known fact, early red LEDs were shreikingly loud /s Permalink 36
neatandawesome t1_j12f4fc wrote
Reply to TIL in 1962 a General Electric engineer named Nick Holonyak developed the first LED light bulb capable of emitting visible red light. The same bulb was used in the 1964 stop animation animated TV special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer for Rudolph’s bioluminescent nose. by undergroundgeek
Little known fact, early red LEDs were shreikingly loud /s