About Jinzaburo Takagi
Lived 1938 – 2000 (aged 62). Jinzaburo Takagi was a Japanese chemist, physicist, university teacher and nuclear physicist.
was a Japanese assistant professor in nuclear chemistry. He wrote several books on environment protection, and on the threat of nuclear waste. He was given the Yoko Tada Human Rights Award in 1992, and the Ihatobe Award in 1994. He was awarded the Right Livelihood Award in 1997, jointly with Mycle Schneider.
He was a prolific author on the subject of nuclear technology and issues surrounding nuclear power. Just before his death in 2000, he wrote a book called "Why There Will Be Another Nuclear Disaster", which was widely read after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in 2011.
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Who was Jinzaburo Takagi?
Japanese nuclear chemist
When was Jinzaburo Takagi born?
Jinzaburo Takagi was born on 18 July 1938 in Maebashi.
When did Jinzaburo Takagi die?
Jinzaburo Takagi died on 8 October 2000 in Tokyo.
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Jinzaburo Takagi was a chemist, physicist, university teacher and nuclear physicist.
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Jinzaburo Takagi was Japanese.
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