Sumio Iijima
Japanese physicist, chemist, and nanotechnologist · Japan · Scientists · Born 1939 · age 87
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Something wrong?Sumio Iijima is a Japanese physicist and inventor, often cited for his discovery of carbon nanotubes.
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Sumio Iijima is a Japanese physicist and inventor, often cited for his discovery of carbon nanotubes. Although carbon nanotubes had been observed prior to his "invention", Iijima's 1991 paper generated unprecedented interest in the carbon nanostructures and has since fueled intense research in the area of nanotechnology.
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Toshihide MaskawaBoth received Nishina Memorial Prize
Clifford ShullBoth received Gregori Aminoff Prize
Richard SmalleyBoth received James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials
Mildred DresselhausBoth received Kavli Prize in NanoscienceAya IshiharaBoth received Nishina Memorial Prize
Isabella KarleBoth received Gregori Aminoff PrizeFame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.