Akira Nakashima

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

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.

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.; Astola, Jaakko Tapio, eds. (2008). (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. (3+207+1 pages)
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. 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.; Astola, Jaakko Tapio; Karpovsky, Mark G. (2007). "Some Historical Remarks on Switching Theory". University of Niš, Tampere University of Technology, Boston University. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.66.1248. S2CID 10029339. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)