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Japan’s Master Inventor Has Over 3,500 Patents

2019 · 6 min · English

At 91, Dr. Yoshiro Nakamatsu claims his best ideas arrive during the third movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony in a gold-plated room, and points to more than 3,500 patents as evidence something about his method works. The film spends a day with him and his elaborate rituals for chasing the next invention.

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Why it's free: Free on Great Big Story's own channel; GBS produced and owns this short.