Abstract: Isamu Akasaki is a Japanese engineer and physicist who was awarded the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics for his pioneering research in semiconductor materials, particularly gallium nitride (GaN)-based blue light-emitting diodes (LEDs). Isamu Akasaki started from an ordinary family and went through twists and turns in the industrial and academic fields, but remained steadfast until he finally made the important invention of blue LED. Analyzing his innovative exploration path and understanding how to combine personal interests with social needs through unremitting efforts to achieve the scientific exploration mechanism of lucky discovery of highlights undoubtedly has the value of specimen analysis.

Key Words: Isamu Akasaki; Blue LED; Gallium Nitride (GaN); Scientific and technological innovation