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Shirakawa Hideki: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
First paragraph modernization. Apr 25, 2024
Anniversary information added. Aug 16, 2023
Noted that he retired from the University of Tsukuba. Aug 27, 2018
Add new Web site: Chemical Heritage Foundation - Biography of Alan G. MacDiarmid, Alan J. Heeger, and Hideki Shirakawa. Nov 18, 2016
Added new Web site: The Nobel Foundation - Autobiography of Shirakawa Hideki. Nov 07, 2008
New article added. Sep 14, 2001
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