Akira Nakashima

Akira Nakashima (中嶋 章[1] or 中島 章,[1] also written as Nakashima Akira,[1] Nakasima Akira[1] or Nakajima Akira,[1] 5 January 1908 – 29 October 1970) was a Japanese electrical engineer of the NEC.

For the Japanese ophthalmologist, see Akira Nakajima (ophthalmologist).

Akira Nakashima

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,[2][3][4][1] laying the foundations for digital circuit design, in digital computers and other areas of modern technology.[1] This is considered to be an achievement on a par with Claude Shannon, who presented a similar theory at the same time.

References
  1. Stanković, Radomir S. [in German]; Astola, Jaakko Tapio [in Finnish], eds. (2008). Reprints from the Early Days of Information Sciences: TICSP Series on the Contributions of Akira Nakashima to Switching Theory (PDF). Tampere International Center for Signal Processing (TICSP) Series. Vol. 40. Tampere University of Technology, Tampere, Finland. ISBN 978-952-15-1980-2. ISSN 1456-2774. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-03-08.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) (3+207+1 pages) 10:00 min
  2. Yamada, Akihiko (2004). "History of Research on Switching Theory in Japan". IEEJ Transactions on Fundamentals and Materials. Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan. 124 (8): 720–726. Bibcode:2004IJTFM.124..720Y. doi:10.1541/ieejfms.124.720.
  3. "Switching Theory/Relay Circuit Network Theory/Theory of Logical Mathematics – IPSJ Computer Museum". museum.ipsj.or.jp. Information Processing Society of Japan. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
  4. Stanković, Radomir S. [in German]; Astola, Jaakko Tapio [in Finnish]; Karpovsky, Mark G. (2007). "Some Historical Remarks on Switching Theory". CiteSeerX 10.1.1.66.1248.


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