World’s most inventive inventor (and possibly greatest human) is coming to the Ig

Japan’s most famous — and most colorful — inventor/politician/author is coming to Boston this week, returning to the scene of his highest official honor.

He boasts more than 3300 patents, and dozens of books. He has repeatedly run for high political office, easily attracting more press coverage than most of his competitors. He is better known in Japan than any American inventor is in America. He is widely believed to be among the wealthiest persons in Japan. His manner is always masterly, commanding, and deadpan hilarious. He is, I think, the nearest humanity will ever see to a real-life Wizard of Oz.

He is Dr. Yoshiro Nakamatsu, aka Dr. NakaMats.

Dr. NakaMats came to Harvard in 2005, where he was awarded the Ig Nobel Prize for nutrition, for having photographed every meal he had eaten during the previous 34 years (and counting).…

So begins another Improbable Innovation nugget, which appears in its entirety on BetaBoston.

You can see Dr. Nakamats this Thursday, September 18 — in person or on the webcast — when he gives the keynote address at this year’s Ig Nobel Prize ceremony.