Hideki Shirakawa

Nobel Lecture

The Discovery of Polyacetylene Film: The Dawning of an Era of Conducting Polymers

Hideki Shirakawa held his Nobel Lecture December 8, 2000, at Aula Magna, Stockholm University. He was presented by Professor Bengt Nordén, Chairman of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry.

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Hideki Shirakawa held his Nobel Lecture December 8, 2000, at Aula Magna, Stockholm University. He was presented by Professor Bengt Nordén, Chairman of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry.

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From Nobel Lectures, Chemistry 1996-2000, Editor Ingmar Grenthe, World Scientific Publishing Co., Singapore, 2003

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