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Hideki Shirakawa is a Japanese scientist born in 1936 who is known for his pioneering work on conductive polymers, materials that combine the properties of plastics with electrical conductivity. His research laid the foundation for new technologies in electronics and materials science, earning him recognition as a leading figure in polymer chemistry.
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Nobel Prize
- The Nobel Prize in Chemistry2000
“for the discovery and development of conductive polymers”
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- male
- Citizenship
- Japan
- Place of birth
- Tokyo
- Occupation
- academic
- Educated at
- University of Pennsylvania
- Employer
- University of Tsukuba
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- Japanese
- Field of work
- chemistry
- Image
- Hideki Shirakawa.jpg
- Residence
- Manchukuo
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- date of birth
- 1936-08-20
- member of
- Japan Academy
- Erdős number
- 6
- name in native language
- 白川 英樹
- Commons category
- Hideki Shirakawa
- relative
- Naoko Takahashi
- influenced by
- Alan MacDiarmid
- name in kana
- しらかわ ひでき
- interested in
- chemistry
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Encyclopedic overview
Hideki Shirakawa (白川 英樹, Shirakawa Hideki; born August 20, 1936) is a Japanese chemist, engineer, and Professor Emeritus at the University of Tsukuba and Zhejiang University. He is best known for his discovery of conductive polymers. He was co-recipient of the 2000 Nobel Prize in Chemistry jointly with Alan MacDiarmid and Alan Heeger.
Early life and education
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