blog posts Washington Post obituary for legendary U of I professor Nick Holonyak Jr. Sep 22, 2022 10:45 am by Washington PostIllinois in the News Share on Facebook Tweet Email Images Nick Holonyak Jr., whose development of the first practical visible-spectrum light-emitting diode(LED) was a breakthrough with countless applications, including lightbulbs, cellphones, TVs and microscopic surgical equipment, died Sept. 18. Share on Facebook Tweet Email