The blue LED was almost impossible to make @veritasium
The blue LED was almost impossible to make @veritasium
Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
LED's don't get their colour from their plastic covers. The blue LED was supposed to be impossible—until a young engineer proposed a moon-shot idea.
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The blue LED was almost impossible to make

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