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Born September 3, 1938 (age 88) • Kōbe • Japan
Awards And Honors Nobel Prize (2001)
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Kenso Soai
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Japanese scientist
Susumu Kitagawa
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Japanese chemist
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Japanese chemist
Shimomura, Osamu
Osamu Shimomura
Japanese-born chemist
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Japanese chemist
Negishi Ei-ichi
Negishi Ei-ichi
Japanese chemist
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Suzuki Akira
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Wilhelm Ostwald.
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Linus Pauling
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Frederick Sanger
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Fritz Haber
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Langmuir, Irving
Irving Langmuir
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Marie Curie
Marie Curie
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