Ryōji Noyori
Japanese chemist (1938 - )
Ryōji Noyori (野依 良治; Noyori Ryōji; born 3 September 1938) is a Japanese chemist. He won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2001, Noyori shared a half of the prize with William S. Knowles for the study of chirally catalyzed hydrogenations; the second half of the prize went to K. Barry Sharpless for his study in chirally catalyzed oxidation reactions (Sharpless epoxidation).
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Quotes
edit- Keep stupid, keep crazy. Knowledge begins with wonder. Success as a scientist is based on keen curiosity. If one wants to enjoy academic life, I would recommend him or her to be different.
- Ryōji Noyori (2018) cited in "Diverse culture, free environment keys for Nobel prizes: Nobel winner" on Focus Taiwan, 9 May 2018.
