NHK made many netizens cry.
"Touched, this is the real master!" The protagonist of the
documentary is the 2002 Nobel Prize in Chemistry - Tanaka Koichi .
"The magical counterattack of the small staff", "The youngest Nobel Prize winner in chemistry in Japan's history", "The lowest education winner in Nobel's history"...
At that time, Koichi Tanaka, who was only 43 years old, went from a small staff member at the bottom of a company to a "civilian hero" with countless fans calling.
But after receiving the award, he miraculously disappeared from the public for nearly 16 years...
1 "I don't deserve this award at all."
is different from other academic bulls who won the Nobel Prize . Koichi Tanaka's life is as ordinary as a salted fish.
The university is studying electrical engineering. Not only does it have nothing to do with chemistry, but it is also a first-level stay because of failure.
finally got through college and wanted to work at Sony , but it was swept in the first round.
Later, someone introduced me, so I went to Shimazu Production Institute and carried out instrument research and development at the bottom of the company for nearly 20 years.
Whether in school or company, Tianaka Kouyi has no sense of existence.
"I was so shy that I had almost no friends, let alone dated. I didn't get married until I was 35 years old."
Although he liked to do experiments very hard, he never thought about becoming an amazing scientist.
If you want to talk about the biggest characteristic of Tianzhong Geng, it is probably saving money.
Because he grew up in a poor family, even if he throws away a ball of waste paper, his grandmother would say:
"It's so wasteful. You can obviously keep it for snot."
So the only time he got praise in the company was because of his frugality...
It was in 1985, when Tanaka, 26, accidentally made a mistake in operation during a job, poured glycerin into cobalt reagent.
because he thought cobalt reagents were quite expensive, and it was a pity to lose them. He has been used to being thrifty since he was a child, so he decided to make the mistakes and carry out the test to the end.
didn't expect that biological macromolecules were completely separated from each other - before this, many scientists had broken their heads and couldn't handle it. This unexpected result of
made Koichi Tanaka publish his only paper in his life - mass spectrometry analysis method for biological macromolecules.
His boss was also very happy and gave him a reward of about RMB 700.
Tanaka, who had just worked for two years, was quite embarrassed:
"This experiment was entirely due to my ignorance of chemistry, and mixed things that shouldn't be put together..."
2 "A huge change in life like a bolt from the blue"
Tanaka didn't realize how great this accidental invention was.
He never expected that after applying for a patent, Shimazu Production, where he worked, used the "mass spectrometry analysis method of biological macromolecules" to secretly make nearly 100 million yuan.
, but Tanaka has worked at the bottom of the company for nearly 20 years and has never been promoted.
If it weren't for a seemingly inexplicable international call, Tanaka's life might have continued to continue.
It was October 9, 2001. As usual, Tianaka, who was working in a honest manner in the company, suddenly received a call. The person on the
phone spoke English strangely. Tanaka only barely understood the "congratulations". He thought it was not a scam, so he hung up the phone silently.
Who knows that the company phone rang in minutes. Colleagues in
company rushed over and said, "Oh my God, you won the Nobel Prize?!" In this way, without any precaution, Koichi Tanaka's name made the headlines.
Almost everyone was asking: "Who is this person?"
Academic celebrities said, "Well, this person is really not familiar with it." The Japanese Prime Minister at that time also said, "This is news from a bolt from the blue."
Soon, the media and Japanese people who learned about the explosion were both moved.
both ran to Shimazu Production, where Tanaka Koichi was located, and wanted to see who this is.
Under the clicking flash, Japan's youngest Nobel Prize winner appeared timidly.
Facing countless cameras and microphones, Kenichi Tanaka, who had never seen such a big scene, didn't even know how to place his hands.
Tanaka Koichi's family also had a very interesting reaction.
The adoptive mother was shocked when she saw him appearing on the camera - Ha? He isn't the one with the same name as him?
And his wife even called "difficult" to confirm in an interview:
"Tanaka, is this true?" After explaining to his wife, Tanaka, who was uneasy, kept bowing to the camera. The first sentence
said was actually a trembling apology:
"I'm going to see you all in my work clothes today. I'm really sorry, I should change my suit." When
went to receive the award, Koichi Tanaka, who finally changed into a suit, seemed to be more confident.
But at the award-winning scene, at such a glorious moment, he still had a headache expression in all directions:
"Leave me alone, I just want to be alone."
He felt that he was not worthy of so many flowers and such high praise.
"A failure created a major invention that shocked the world, which is really hard to say." After the
award ceremony, Tanaka broke through the siege like a star guard against paparazzi, disappearing into the crowd.
3 "Real Counterattack"
In a blink of an eye, 17 years have passed. The noise brought by the Nobel Prize in
seems to slowly calm down in the low-key avoidance of Koichi Tanaka.
Few people think about the winner who couldn't even raise his head back then, how is it now? In the latest interview with
NHK, Tanaka, who is already 60 years old, appeared readily.
Everyone was surprised to find that although his hair was white, he looked much more confident!
It turned out that Koichi Tanaka, who had always worried that he would not be worthy of the Nobel Prize, also spent some time in anxiety and confusion after winning the award. Although
has gained countless fans overnight, many people still think that Tanaka is just lucky.
His boss and colleagues were also embarrassed: Do you want to call him a sir in the future?
The luck in Tanaka is a complete burden for him. He kept asking himself:
"So many professional researchers have devoted their lives to academics, but they have not won the award...
I am a non-chemistry employee, why should I win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry?"
Day after day of soul-searching questioning made Tanaka Koichi, who had never had the will to win, secretly compete with him in an office with his name written on it.
His life has been following the pace and finally has a new goal - to become a person who truly deserves the Nobel Prize.
Like a real scholar, he devotes his whole heart to the research of "technology that improves blood test sensitivity to detect diseases more easily."
After 15 years of research in the laboratory, he succeeded.
A year ago, the very awesome international science and technology journal NATURE published the breakthrough results of Tanaka Research Institute:
"can detect signs of Alzheimer's disease from a few drops of blood 30 years in advance." Although
unknowingly turned white.
But this time, when talking about his research results, there was light in Tanaka Koichi's eyes. When
took a photo in front of the camera, a long-lost smile appeared on his face.
From winning the Nobel Prize to now, it took 17 years for Tanaka Koichi to finally shake hands with him.
When he was walking, he was 60 years old and finally straightened his back.
is so good!
Edited by: Chu Shuting
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