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Company's gross went from 200 million USD to 800 million USD. He got $180. After a lawsuit, they settled for around 8 million. Got a Nobel prize too.
by outworlder 6y ago
Company's gross went from 200 million USD to 800 million USD.
He got $180.
After a lawsuit, they settled for around 8 million.
Got a Nobel prize too.
- sneak 6y agoSimilar story around AIDS-denier Kary Mullis, who invented PCR. I think his employer sold the patent for >$1B. 1993 Nobel in chemistry. I remember reading about him in Omni magazine.
- dls2016 6y agoRegarding the lawsuit, I believe you’re thinking of Nakamura. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuji_Nakamura https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuji_Nakamura