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Noguchi Hideyo
Explore the life of Japanese medical researcher Hideyo Noguchi through a free browser game about learning, research, ambition and difficult choices.
Art is illustrative and may differ from in-game visuals.
About this historical figure: Noguchi worked internationally on infectious-disease research. As science changes, historical claims and the evaluation of research can also change. This story offers a gateway to both the person and the history of medical science.
What you can experience: Follow research scenes and conversations, making choices while considering the possibilities and limits of scientific work in its historical setting.
Historical facts and fiction: This interactive story is inspired by historical events. Dialogue, inner thoughts and alternate choices include fictional elements.
Read more: historical background
Hideyo Noguchi (1876–1928) was a Japanese medical researcher born in Fukushima. He worked internationally on infectious diseases and died in Africa while investigating yellow fever; some of his scientific conclusions were later corrected.
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Learn about a historical figure, then explore their life in a free browser game with story choices.
Historical evidence and fiction
Dialogue, character motivations and some outcomes are dramatized; distinguish historical evidence from the game’s fiction.
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