where Pedersen's work allowed for the insight in how to create the molecular specific structures. The molecular machines were recognized as the focus of the 2016 Nobel Prize Winners, which were produced by connecting molecules to various molecular rings. Publications See also List of Japanese Nobel laureates References External links Charles J. Pedersen's family website 1904 births 1989 deaths Organic chemists American Nobel laureates American people of Norwegian descent 20th-century American chemists Deaths from multiple myeloma DuPont people Japanese emigrants to the United States Massachusetts Institute of Technology School of Science alumni Nobel laureates in Chemistry People from Busan People from Salem, New Jersey University of Dayton alumni South Korean people of Norwegian descent South Korean people of Japanese descent