Another great example of an innovator who was not rewarded is Shuji Nakamura, who invented the blue LED, which led to a lot of other successful products includi

Another great example of an innovator who was not rewarded is Shuji Nakamura, who invented the blue LED, which led to a lot of other successful products including the white LED and the bluray disc platform. Nakamura was not rewarded by his company, went on to win a Nobel prize with collaborators from his company. Nakamura left the firm, sued the firm and basically walked away with nothing. He's now an academic at an American university.