Hideki Shirakawa
Chemist

Hideki Shirakawa Net Worth

Hideki Shirakawa was a Japanese chemist born on August 20, 1936. He is best known for his discovery of conductive polymers, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2000. He spent many years as a professor at the University of Tsukuba in Japan.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day August 20, 1936
Birth Place Japan
Age 87 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Leo

💰 Net worth: $10 Million (2024)

About

Japanese Chemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2000 for discovering conductive polymers. He worked as a professor at University of Tsukuba in Japan for many years.

Before Fame

He worked as an assistant at Tokyo Institute of Technology.

Trivia

He is related to a member of the singing group Morning Musume.

Family Life

He is related to Naoko Takahashi, the women's marathon gold medalist of the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Associated With

He won the Nobel Prize three years before Peter Agre did.

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