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▼ Nobel Winner’s Inspiration Becomes Big-time Seller
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A book that inspired Yoshinori Ohsumi, winner of the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, is flying off the shelves.
Ohsumi, 71, has mentioned the book, “Rosoku no Kagaku,” as one of the factors that triggered his pursuit of science. It is a Japanese translation of
“The Chemical History of a Candle,” a compilation of lectures given by scientist Michael Faraday at the Royal Institution of Britain in 1860-61.
Publisher Kadokawa Corp. is hurrying to reprint the paperback edition.
It explains such things as the structure of a flame and the properties of air, based on the phenomenon of how candles burn. Ohsumi reportedly began to be interested in science after he was given a copy of the book by his elder brother, Kazuo, now 84, when Ohsumi was an elementary school student.
Hearing that the book’s sales have been increasing since the announcement of his winning the Nobel Prize, Ohsumi said, “I’m very happy that such a book is being read by many people.”
A Kadokawa staffer in charge said: “The book’s popularity is probably due to its being featured in the media. The reprinted edition are scheduled to arrive at bookstores in stages. We hope everyone can be patient.”
Ohsumi, 71, has mentioned the book, “Rosoku no Kagaku,” as one of the factors that triggered his pursuit of science. It is a Japanese translation of
“The Chemical History of a Candle,” a compilation of lectures given by scientist Michael Faraday at the Royal Institution of Britain in 1860-61.
Publisher Kadokawa Corp. is hurrying to reprint the paperback edition.
It explains such things as the structure of a flame and the properties of air, based on the phenomenon of how candles burn. Ohsumi reportedly began to be interested in science after he was given a copy of the book by his elder brother, Kazuo, now 84, when Ohsumi was an elementary school student.
Hearing that the book’s sales have been increasing since the announcement of his winning the Nobel Prize, Ohsumi said, “I’m very happy that such a book is being read by many people.”
A Kadokawa staffer in charge said: “The book’s popularity is probably due to its being featured in the media. The reprinted edition are scheduled to arrive at bookstores in stages. We hope everyone can be patient.”
- October 31, 2016
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