I think the science fiction angle comes from the fact that engineers use blueprints. If you look at the sci-fi screen shots in the article, they look similar to modern blueprints.
And yeah, Nakamura's story is interesting in itself. I kind of want to write about it more, but I'd have to actually understand how LEDs work and I haven't reached that point yet :)
Hmm, and the emerging Prussian Army under the Hohenzollerns adopted blue uniform coats.
I think the science fiction angle comes from the fact that engineers use blueprints. If you look at the sci-fi screen shots in the article, they look similar to modern blueprints.
Yes good point, it's plausible that this is the biggest contributor
Worth reading A Field Guide to Getting Lost by Rebecca Solnit which has a lovely exploration of the colour blue....
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/76479.A_Field_Guide_to_Getting_Lost
💙🩵 I read this in my blue clothes on my LED screen, and I think, "I'm older than blue light!"
When I visited the Materials dept at UCSB to see if I wanted to go there, I learned the story of Nakamura’s discovery (he’s faculty there).
Have you read “Bluets” by Maggie Nelson?
I haven't, but seems cool!
And yeah, Nakamura's story is interesting in itself. I kind of want to write about it more, but I'd have to actually understand how LEDs work and I haven't reached that point yet :)
https://youtu.be/AF8d72mA41M
I watched that! I never watched YouTube videos, but I watched this one!