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Akira Nakashima

Also Known As Nakashima Akira, Nakasima Akira, Nakajima Akira
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Akira Nakashima (January 5, 1908 - October 29, 1970) was a Japanese electrical engineer at NEC, educated at the Imperial University of Tokyo, who independently developed switching circuit theory in papers published between 1934 and 1936, working at the same time as Victor Shestakov and Claude Shannon. His approach was grounded in the existing circuit theory of the period rather than the more abstract mathematical framework Shannon used, but his work laid foundational groundwork for digital circuit design alongside theirs.

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Birth Year
1908 1
Birth Date
1908-01-05 1
Death Year
1970 1
Death Date
1970-10-29 1
Nationality
Japanese 1
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1. Wikipedia: Akira Nakashima
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    5 January 1908
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    5 January 1908
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    29 October 1970
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    29 October 1970
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    was a Japanese electrical engineer of the NEC
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    also written as Nakashima Akira, Nakasima Akira or Nakajima Akira
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