Masatoshi Shima

Japanese computer pioneer
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Masatoshi Shima is a Japanese chemist, engineer, university teacher, and computer scientist who specializes in electrical engineering. He was born on August 22, 1943, in Shizuoka. Throughout his career, he has received several prestigious awards, including being named a Computer History Museum Fellow and receiving the Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology. [1]

Masatoshi Shima

Summary

Masatoshi Shima is a human[1]. His place of birth was Shizuoka[2]. He was born on +1943-08-22T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a chemist[4], engineer[5], university teacher[6], and computer scientist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (95 views/month, #7,240 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Shizuoka[2], Masatoshi Shima…
  • Masatoshi Shima was born on +1943-08-22T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Masatoshi Shima held citizenship in Japan[9].
  • Masatoshi Shima worked as a chemist[4].
  • Masatoshi Shima worked as an engineer[5].
  • Masatoshi Shima's professions included university teacher[6].
  • Masatoshi Shima worked as a computer scientist[7].
  • Masatoshi Shima's field of work was electrical engineering[10].
  • Among Masatoshi Shima's employers was Busicom[11].
  • Masatoshi Shima was employed by Intel[12].
  • Among Masatoshi Shima's employers was Zilog[13].
  • Masatoshi Shima was employed by University of Aizu[14].
  • Masatoshi Shima received the Computer History Museum Fellow[15].
  • Masatoshi Shima received the Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology[16].
  • Masatoshi Shima's image is recorded as Masatoshi Shima.jpg[17].
  • Masatoshi Shima's image is recorded as Masatoshi Shima (cropped).jpg[18].
  • Masatoshi Shima is recorded as male[19].
  • Masatoshi Shima's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Masatoshi Shima's ISNI is recorded as 0000000377297140[21].
  • Masatoshi Shima's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 255424825[22].
  • Masatoshi Shima's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA01487228[23].
  • Masatoshi Shima's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00171174[24].
  • Masatoshi Shima earned the academic degree of Doctor in Engineering[25].
  • Masatoshi Shima's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02jt74[26].
  • Masatoshi Shima's family name is recorded as Shima[27].

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Origins and Family

Masatoshi Shima was born in Shizuoka[2]. He was born on +1943-08-22T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Masatoshi Shima earned the academic degree of Doctor in Engineering[25].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include chemist[4], engineer[5], university teacher[6], and computer scientist[7]. Masatoshi Shima's field of work was electrical engineering[10]. Employers include Busicom[11], a business[28], in Japan[29], founded in 1918[30]; Intel[12], a business[31], in United States[32], founded in 1968[33], headquartered in Santa Clara[34]; Zilog[13], a business[35], in United States[36], founded in 1974[37], headquartered in San Jose[38]; and University of Aizu[14], a university[39], in Japan[40], founded in 1993[41], headquartered in Aizuwakamatsu[42].

Recognition

Awards received include Computer History Museum Fellow[15], a fellowship award[43] and Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology[16], a science award[44], in Japan[45], founded in 1985[46].

Why It Matters

Masatoshi Shima ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (95 views/month, #7,240 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47]

FAQs

Where was Masatoshi Shima born?

Born in Shizuoka[2], Masatoshi Shima…

What did Masatoshi Shima do for work?

Masatoshi Shima worked as chemist[4], engineer[5], university teacher[6], and computer scientist[7].

What awards did Masatoshi Shima receive?

Honors received include Computer History Museum Fellow[15] and Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology[16].

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  17. [16] . kyotoprize.org. kyotoprize.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . CiNii Research. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . CiNii Research. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  18. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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