| Date of Birth |
Dec. 30, 1939 |
| Place of Birth |
Seoul |
| Education |
Seoul National University |
| Religion |
Christian |
| Registered Wealth |
5.3 billion won (as declared upon candidate registration) |
| Books Authored |
Dangers of Scientific Technology and Regulatory Systems |
Career
|
1959 |
B.S. in Physics, Seoul National University; Passed high-level civil service examination |
| 1963 |
Ph.D., Michigan State University |
| 1964~1966 |
Postdoctoral research at Princeton University |
| 1966~1971 |
Professor at MIT and New York Institute of Technology |
| 1971~1975 |
Deputy Chairman and Professor at KAIST |
| 1990 |
Minister of Science and Technology |
| 1994~1996 |
Minister of Science and Technology |
| 2000~2007 |
President of Hoseo University and Myongji University |