Understanding LED Illumination

Acknowledgments

I am indebted to many people who contributed to this book in a variety of ways. I am grateful to the people and institutions that helped me develop and grow as a scientist and engineer. These include my alma maters—Macalester College and the University of Minnesota—where I learned valuable essentials in mathematics, science, and engineering. A great deal of tribute goes to Honeywell, where I learned much about advanced solid-state technologies and where even the senior technical staff members never made me feel insignificant despite my young age. I would like to express my deep gratitude to Professor Marshall I. Nathan, for being my beacon at the University of Minnesota and for sharing the extraordinary experience he had in ...