Koichi Tanaka
Koichi Tanaka
Koichi Tanakais a Japanese engineer who shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2002 for developing a novel method for mass spectrometric analyses of biological macromolecules with John Bennett Fenn and Kurt Wüthrich...
NationalityJapanese
ProfessionScientist
Date of Birth3 August 1959
CountryJapan
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I was born in Japan on August 3, 1959.
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My specific task was to search for a matrix that would enable non-destructive ionization of macromolecules by efficiently absorbing the laser energy.
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The thought grew strong in me that since I had gone to the trouble of being born, I might as well be useful in helping people live long and healthy lives. And this thought has always resided in the back of my mind.
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In such an environment, I was able to study things that could be of immediate usefulness to the world. That learning experience undoubtedly served me well when I eventually entered the work force.
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I cannot say that I was a particularly diligent student, especially during the lower grades.
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From my father, I learned the importance of working sincerely at things to which I had committed myself, and to persevere untiringly even in the face of little progress.
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Most of the work performed by a development engineer results in failure.
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When it came time to find employment, I set my sights on becoming an engineer at a home electronics manufacturer, a field that was closely related to my major at university.