Hideki Shirakawa

Hideki Shirakawa (Japanese: しらかわ ひでき) was born on August 20, 1936, in Tokyo, Japan. He is a Japanese chemist, engineer, professor, and scientist. Shirakawa is known for his research on conductive polymers.

He received his early education at the Tokyo Institute of Technology and later studied at the University of Pennsylvania in the United States. He has received multiple prestigious awards for his work, including the 2000 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, the 2000 Person of Cultural Merit, and the 2000 Order of Culture.

Hideki Shirakawa is also the author of "Kill Me Baby". Throughout his career, he has been based in Japan.