The basic idea was essentially the consideration of the importance of the electron delocalization between the frontier orbitals of reactant species.
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I must confess that, when I was writing the 1952 paper, I never imagined I would be coming to Stockholm to receive the Nobel Prize 30 years later.Kenichi Fukui
We pray that every field of science may contribute in bringing happiness - not disaster - to human beings.
Kenichi Fukui
In particular, for younger researchers on whom the future of mankind may depend. We believe that they are working with all the scientific wisdom at their disposal for the preservation of the inheritance of the earth and for the lasting survival of mankind.
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I became lecturer in the Fuel Chemistry Department of Kyoto Imperial University in 1943, assistant professor in 1945, and professor in 1951.
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This success led my theoretical group to the chemical reactivity theory, extending more and more widely the range of compound and reactions that were discussed.
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But the nature of my main work in chemistry can be better represented by more than 280 English publications, of which roughly 200 concern the theory of chemical reactions and related subjects.
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