Hideo Itokawa (糸川 英夫, Itokawa Hideo, July 20, 1912 – February 21, 1999) was a pioneer of Japaneserocketry, popularly known as "Dr. Rocket," and described in the media as the father of Japan's space development.[1][2][3]
Hideo Itokawa
糸川 英夫
Hideo Itokawa (1961)
Born
(1912-07-20)July 20, 1912
Tokyo
Died
February 21, 1999(1999-02-21) (aged 86)
Nationality
Japanese
Education
Tokyo Imperial University
Known for
The father of Japanese space development
Scientific career
Fields
Rocketry
Institutions
Imperial University of Tokyo
The near-Earth asteroid 25143 Itokawa was named in honor of Itokawa,[4] and is notable as the target of the Hayabusa mission.
Itokawa became a full professor in 1948. In 1955 Itokawa worked on the Pencil Rocket for Japan's space program. He retired from his post at the university in 1967 and established an institute.
Itokawa wrote 49 books, and was a best-selling author. Topics that Itokawa became interested in or took as a hobby, include such sports as basketball, golf and swimming, as well as orchestral arrangements and such instruments as cello, harmonica, organ, piano, violin and taishōgoto (a string instrument invented in Japan). He was also interested in baton twirling, brain waves, English plays, Mah Jong, philosophy, rocket engineering and novel writing.
Bibliography
Gyakuten no Hasso
Hachijussai no Aria
Koya wo Yuku
References
^Kirkup, James (19 March 1999). "Obituary: Hideo Itokawa". The Independent. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
^*Japan-An Illustrated Encyclopedia, Kodansha, Tokyo, 1993, p. 638
^"Prof. Itokawa, "The Father of Japanese Rocketry"". History of Japanese Space Research. Institute of Space and Astronautical Science. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
^"Official Approval of Names on ITOKAWA by IAU". Press Release of JAXA. 3 March 2009.
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