Renowned chemist Hideki Shirakawa, 2000 Nobel laureate, passes away at 90
Hideki Shirakawa, the 2000 Nobel Prize winner in chemistry, died in late August at the age of 90, his family announced.
The family of Hideki Shirakawa confirmed his death in late August. Shirakawa was honored with the 2000 Nobel Prize for his work on conductive polymers. He held the title of professor emeritus at the University of Tsukuba. His passing makes him the ninth Japanese Nobel laureate and the second from Japan to receive the chemistry prize. He was 90 years old at the time of his death.
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Shirakawa's work on conductive polymers transformed electronics and materials science worldwide.
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Hideki ShirakawaNobel Prize in Chemistryconductive polymersUniversity of TsukubaJapanese Nobel laureatessciencematerials science
