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Why It Was Almost Impossible to Make the Blue LED

United StatesPublished February 8, 2024

Views 52.4M  |  Likes 1.03M  |  Comments 33.8K
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VeritasiumVeritasium
21.1M subs528 videosJul 2010

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52,459,122

Likes

1,038,762

Comments

33,863

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February 8, 2024
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