Introducing the most eccentric millionaire you've never heard of:
•Net Worth > $50M
•Over 3500 Patents to his name
•Part Steve Jobs, Part Leonard Da Vinci:
(According to Himself)
Who is Yoshiro Nakamatsu??
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•Net Worth > $50M
•Over 3500 Patents to his name
•Part Steve Jobs, Part Leonard Da Vinci:
(According to Himself)
Who is Yoshiro Nakamatsu??
👇🏻
1/ Meet, Yoshiro Nakamatsu, or "Dr. Nakamats" as he is commonly referred to.
Born June 26, 1928. He's quite possibly the most prolific inventor in the history of humankind.
At least, that's the story if you ask him.
Born June 26, 1928. He's quite possibly the most prolific inventor in the history of humankind.
At least, that's the story if you ask him.
2/ Nakamatsu claims to have over 3,500 patents to his name.
Let's put that in perspective...
Thomas Edison, I'm guessing you've heard of him, secured 1,903 patents as of his death in 1931.
This would mean Nakamatsu has roughly 3X the number of patents as Edison.
Let's put that in perspective...
Thomas Edison, I'm guessing you've heard of him, secured 1,903 patents as of his death in 1931.
This would mean Nakamatsu has roughly 3X the number of patents as Edison.
3/ Sound far-fetched?
Let's talk about his creative process.
Namkamatsu states that he finds inspiration for most of his ideas while doing one of two things:
The first? Listening to music and diving underwater.
Let's talk about his creative process.
Namkamatsu states that he finds inspiration for most of his ideas while doing one of two things:
The first? Listening to music and diving underwater.
4/ The lack of oxygen, he says, helps to ignite his brain and spark the creative juices
Ideas are believed to come to him ".05 seconds before death"
Another avenue for inspiration?
Nakamatsu's "Calm Room."
What's that, you ask?
Ideas are believed to come to him ".05 seconds before death"
Another avenue for inspiration?
Nakamatsu's "Calm Room."
What's that, you ask?
5/ For Nakamatsu it's a custom-made bathroom.
The walls, constructed without nails and plated in 24K Gold, are thought to block out radio and television waves.
Thus, enhancing his cognitive ability.
The walls, constructed without nails and plated in 24K Gold, are thought to block out radio and television waves.
Thus, enhancing his cognitive ability.
6/ So what are these brilliant inventions?
The amazing ideas dreamed up on the brink of death or while hidden away in a gold-plated bathroom?
Let's hit the highlights:
The amazing ideas dreamed up on the brink of death or while hidden away in a gold-plated bathroom?
Let's hit the highlights:
7/ The floppy disk. Yes, that floppy disk.
Nakamatsu claims to have invented it in 1952, well before IBM filed their patent in 1969.
However, as with many of his claims, this is disputed.
Nakamatsu claims to have invented it in 1952, well before IBM filed their patent in 1969.
However, as with many of his claims, this is disputed.
8/ The item Nakamatsu invented allowed for the recording of data on a printed piece of paper.
In contrast; The disk IBM patented, and we are all familiar with, used a magnetic material as the means for recording.
In contrast; The disk IBM patented, and we are all familiar with, used a magnetic material as the means for recording.
9/ Despite the noted differences, Nakamatsu still claims his invention was the original.
A self-described "cross between "Steve Jobs and Leonardo Davinci,"
Nakamatsu has gone as far as saying his disk represented the beginning of silicon valley and the information age.
A self-described "cross between "Steve Jobs and Leonardo Davinci,"
Nakamatsu has gone as far as saying his disk represented the beginning of silicon valley and the information age.
10/ Years later, IBM would license some of Dr. Nakamats patents.
They claim, however, none of them were in relation to the floppy disk.
So what else?
They claim, however, none of them were in relation to the floppy disk.
So what else?
11/ Obviously, with a man who claims responsibility for over 3,500 inventions, it would be impossible to list them all here.
Above noted, here's a list of a few of his more interesting creations, or at least items he purports to have invented:
Above noted, here's a list of a few of his more interesting creations, or at least items he purports to have invented:
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•The CD & DVD
•The digital watch
•A Toilet Seat LIfter
•Jumping Shoes with leaf springs as soles
•A cigarette like device for "activating the 🧠"
•A siphon pump used in the home to move soy-sauce from large containers to smaller ones for cooking
•The CD & DVD
•The digital watch
•A Toilet Seat LIfter
•Jumping Shoes with leaf springs as soles
•A cigarette like device for "activating the 🧠"
•A siphon pump used in the home to move soy-sauce from large containers to smaller ones for cooking
14/ More 👇🏻
• Eyeglasses that look like eyes:
The idea being that the user would look like they weren't wearing glasses at all.
• A wig used for self-defense:
A weight embedded in the wig would allow a person to remove the hairpiece and swing it at an attacker if needed.
• Eyeglasses that look like eyes:
The idea being that the user would look like they weren't wearing glasses at all.
• A wig used for self-defense:
A weight embedded in the wig would allow a person to remove the hairpiece and swing it at an attacker if needed.
15/ So, at 92 years old, what is Nakamatsu up to now?
Well, according to him, he still has 52 more years to live.
That's right, 52 more years.
Believing he's unlocked the secret to longevity, he states he will live at least until he is 144 years old.
What is this secret?
Well, according to him, he still has 52 more years to live.
That's right, 52 more years.
Believing he's unlocked the secret to longevity, he states he will live at least until he is 144 years old.
What is this secret?
16/ Simple: Diet, Exercise, Love
According to Nakamatsu; The combination of a healthy love life, moderate exercise and a strict diet will keep him alive through 2072/2073.
Healthy Love Life? Sure.
Moderate exeercise? We can all agree on that.
But his diet?
According to Nakamatsu; The combination of a healthy love life, moderate exercise and a strict diet will keep him alive through 2072/2073.
Healthy Love Life? Sure.
Moderate exeercise? We can all agree on that.
But his diet?
17/ I'm guessing you've not seen this plan before.
I've read @tferriss 4-Hour Body and don't recall it being featured.
His rules:
•Alcohol, Tea, & Tap Water - Should be avoided
•Coffee: "Very Dangerous"
•Meals limited to 1/day - Under 700 calories
So what does he eat?
I've read @tferriss 4-Hour Body and don't recall it being featured.
His rules:
•Alcohol, Tea, & Tap Water - Should be avoided
•Coffee: "Very Dangerous"
•Meals limited to 1/day - Under 700 calories
So what does he eat?
18/ A few of his favorites:
•Eel
•Seaweed
•Dried Shrimp
•Chicken Liver
To each his own...
•Eel
•Seaweed
•Dried Shrimp
•Chicken Liver
To each his own...
19/ So what's the takeaway?
What can we learn from Dr. Nakamats?
Perhaps it's a simple lesson about self-belief.
Whether YOU believe him or not, he believes in himself and has lived his life as such.
What will he do next? Who knows.
We've got 52 more years to find out...
What can we learn from Dr. Nakamats?
Perhaps it's a simple lesson about self-belief.
Whether YOU believe him or not, he believes in himself and has lived his life as such.
What will he do next? Who knows.
We've got 52 more years to find out...
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•@sweatystartup
•@heyblake
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