Menorah Lighting: Meaning and History

The Menorah stands for light, wisdom, and Divine inspiration. By Clarissa Allison | December 19th, 2014 Originally beaten out of a solid piece of gold, the Menorah was a seven-branched candelabra which served as one of the sacred vessels in the Holy Temple. It stood in the southern part of the Temple and was lit every… Read more

Dr. Nick Holonyak – Inventor of the Visible Spectrum LED

Nick Holonyak, Jr. was born in Zeigler, Illinois on 3 November 1928. He received the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois in 1950, 1951, and 1954, respectively. As a Texas Instruments Fellow in Semiconductor Physics at the University of Illinois (1953-54), he did graduate work under the direction of John… Read more