Akira Hasegawa

Japanese physicist (1934–2025)
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Akira Hasegawa

Summary

Akira Hasegawa is a human[1]. He was born in Tokyo[2]. He was born on June 17, 1934[3]. He died on June 22, 2025[4]. He worked as a physicist[5] and university teacher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Akira Hasegawa's place of birth was Tokyo[2].
  • Akira Hasegawa was born on June 17, 1934[3].
  • Akira Hasegawa died on June 22, 2025[4].
  • Akira Hasegawa held citizenship in Japan[8].
  • Japanese was Akira Hasegawa's native language[9].
  • Akira Hasegawa's professions included physicist[5].
  • Akira Hasegawa's professions included university teacher[6].
  • Akira Hasegawa's field of work was plasma physics[10].
  • Akira Hasegawa's field of work was Optical Solitons[11].
  • Akira Hasegawa's field of work was physics[12].
  • Akira Hasegawa's field of work was theoretical physics[13].
  • Akira Hasegawa's field of work was plasma[14].
  • Akira Hasegawa's field of work was optical fiber[15].
  • Among Akira Hasegawa's employers was Columbia University[16].
  • Among Akira Hasegawa's employers was University of Osaka[17].
  • Among Akira Hasegawa's employers was Himeji Dokkyo University[18].
  • Akira Hasegawa was employed by Kobe Women's University[19].
  • Akira Hasegawa was employed by Kochi University of Technology[20].
  • Among Akira Hasegawa's employers was Bell Labs[21].
  • Akira Hasegawa's education included a stint at University of Osaka[22].
  • Akira Hasegawa's education included a stint at University of California, Berkeley[23].
  • Akira Hasegawa was educated at Nagoya University[24].
  • Akira Hasegawa's doctoral advisor was Charles K. Birdsall[25].
  • Akira Hasegawa received the IEEE Quantum Electronics Award[26].
  • Akira Hasegawa received the Hannes Alfvén Prize[27].

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Origins and Family

Akira Hasegawa was born in Tokyo[2]. He was born on June 17, 1934[3]. Japanese was his native language[9].

Education

Educated at University of Osaka[22], a public research university[28], in Japan[29], founded in 1931[30], headquartered in Suita[31]; University of California, Berkeley[23], a public research university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1868[34], headquartered in Berkeley[35]; and Nagoya University[24], a national university[36], in Japan[37], founded in 1939[38], headquartered in Nagoya[39]. Akira Hasegawa's doctoral advisor was Charles K. Birdsall[25].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[5] and university teacher[6]. Fields of work include plasma physics[10], a branch of physics[40]; Optical Solitons[11]; physics[12], a branch of science[41]; theoretical physics[13], a branch of physics[42]; plasma[14], a fundamental state of matter[43]; and optical fiber[15]. Employers include Columbia University[16], a private university[44], in United States[45], founded in 1754[46], headquartered in Manhattan[47]; University of Osaka[17], a public research university[48], in Japan[49], founded in 1931[50], headquartered in Suita[51]; Himeji Dokkyo University[18], a university[52], in Japan[53], founded in 1881[54]; Kobe Women's University[19], a university[55], in Japan[56], founded in 1940[57]; Kochi University of Technology[20], a university[58], in Japan[59], founded in 1997[60]; and Bell Labs[21], a privately held company[61], in United States[62], founded in 1925[63], headquartered in Murray Hill[64].

Recognition

Awards received include IEEE Quantum Electronics Award[26], an award[65]; Hannes Alfvén Prize[27], a science award[66]; and James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics[67], a science award[68], in United States[69], founded in 1975[70].

Death and Burial

Akira Hasegawa died on June 22, 2025[4].

Why It Matters

Akira Hasegawa ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Akira Hasegawa born?

Born in Tokyo[2], Akira Hasegawa…

What did Akira Hasegawa do for work?

Akira Hasegawa worked as physicist[5] and university teacher[6].

Where did Akira Hasegawa go to school?

Akira Hasegawa was educated at University of Osaka[22], University of California, Berkeley[23], and Nagoya University[24].

What awards did Akira Hasegawa receive?

Honors received include IEEE Quantum Electronics Award[26], Hannes Alfvén Prize[27], and James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics[67].

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    Family name Hasegawa
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