Seiji Ozawa, famous Japanese conductor, has Alzheimer's. Zubin Mehta recently paid tribute to him by taking him to hold a small concert. See what a gesture of affection between the two master conductors and the joy of the orchestra. These are very exciting moments.
Charles Kao Kuen - known as the "father of fiber optics" for his discovery in the 1960s of certain physical properties of glass - died in 2018 aged 84. The Nobel Prize winner passed away in Hong Kong after fighting Alzheimer's disease for 17 years. The above interview was conducted on 10/16/2001—probably right before he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's.