Akira Nakashima
Akira Nakashima (中嶋 章, Nakashima Akira, January 5, 1908 – October 29, 1970) was a Japanese electrical engineer of the NEC.
He got a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the Imperial University of Tokyo.
Nakashima introduced switching circuit theory in papers from 1934 to 1936,[1][2][3][4] laying the foundations for digital circuit design, in digital computers and other areas of modern technology.[4] This is considered to be an achievement on a par with Claude Shannon, who presented a similar theory at the same time.
References[]
- ^ History of Research on Switching Theory in Japan, IEEJ Transactions on Fundamentals and Materials, Vol. 124 (2004) No. 8, pp. 720–726, Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan
- ^ Japan, Information Processing Society of. "Switching Theory/Relay Circuit Network Theory/Theory of Logical Mathematics – IPSJ Computer Museum". museum.ipsj.or.jp. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ Radomir S. Stanković (University of Niš), Jaakko T. Astola (Tampere University of Technology), Mark G. Karpovsky (Boston University), Some Historical Remarks on Switching Theory, 2007, DOI 10.1.1.66.1248
- ^ a b Radomir S. Stanković, Jaakko Astola (2008), Reprints from the Early Days of Information Sciences: TICSP Series On the Contributions of Akira Nakashima to Switching Theory, TICSP Series #40, Tampere International Center for Signal Processing, Tampere University of Technology
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