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Re:Charles Kao, Nobel laureate who revolutionized fiber opti... by pkaye on Friday September 28, 2018 @02:23AM (#18091416)
How much money did the inventor of the Blue LED get?
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Re:Charles Kao, Nobel laureate who revolutionized fiber opti... by kondro on Friday September 28, 2018 @02:58AM (#18091518)
He was employed to create products which may or may not have ended up having commercial application with a salary when he quit of ¥20m (very above average in Japan). Plus he won a settlement after of USD$9m.

Not to mention the fact that he also won a Nobel.

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