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Figure 1.6 On the Great Wall, China, in 1986: Hamakawa (3rd from right);
W. Palz (4th from right); Schock (2nd from right) and Pfisterer (1st from
right) from Stuttgart, Germany.
PV conferences. Over the years, I was often invited to Japan as a
speaker; it gave me the opportunity to see all the different regions
of the country where these conferences were held. Some years ago,
a deceleration in the domestic PV market in Japan coincided with
health problems Hamakawa was having. I personally think that there
is a link between them: Hamakawa was less able to make sure that
things developed as rapidly as he wanted!
As a scientist, Hamakawa became ...