James Fujimoto

American electrical engineer and optical coherence tomography researcher
Person human Q26923747
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James Fujimoto

Summary

James Fujimoto is a human[1]. Born in Chicago[2], he… he was born on +1957-09-28T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as an electrical engineer[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • James Fujimoto was born in Chicago[2].
  • James Fujimoto was born on +1957-09-28T00:00:00Z[3].
  • James Fujimoto held citizenship in Japan[6].
  • James Fujimoto held citizenship in United States[7].
  • James Fujimoto worked as an electrical engineer[4].
  • James Fujimoto was employed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology[8].
  • James Fujimoto was employed by Tufts University[9].
  • James Fujimoto's doctoral advisor was Erich P. Ippen[10].
  • James Fujimoto received the Zeiss Research Award[11].
  • James Fujimoto received the Frederic Ives Medal[12].
  • James Fujimoto received the Britton Chance Biomedical Optics Award[13].
  • James Fujimoto received the Russ Prize[14].
  • James Fujimoto received the Champalimaud Vision Award[15].
  • James Fujimoto received the European Inventor Award[16].
  • James Fujimoto was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[17].
  • James Fujimoto was a member of National Academy of Sciences[18].
  • James Fujimoto is recorded as male[19].
  • James Fujimoto's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • James Fujimoto's ISNI is recorded as 0000000116353589[21].
  • James Fujimoto's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 47100137[22].
  • James Fujimoto's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n89632097[23].
  • James Fujimoto's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 15900968h[24].
  • James Fujimoto's IdRef ID is recorded as 069207356[25].
  • James Fujimoto's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0002-0828-4357[26].
  • James Fujimoto's family name is recorded as Fujimoto[27].

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Origins and Family

James Fujimoto was born in Chicago[2]. He was born on +1957-09-28T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

James Fujimoto's doctoral advisor was Erich P. Ippen[10].

Career and Affiliations

James Fujimoto worked as an electrical engineer[4]. Employers include Massachusetts Institute of Technology[8], a university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1861[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31] and Tufts University[9], a university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1852[34].

Recognition

Awards received include Zeiss Research Award[11], a science award[35], in Germany[36], founded in 1987[37]; Frederic Ives Medal[12], a science award[38], in United States[39], founded in 1929[40]; Britton Chance Biomedical Optics Award[13], an award[41]; Russ Prize[14], an award[42], in United States[43], founded in 1999[44]; Champalimaud Vision Award[15], a science award[45], in Portugal[46], founded in 2007[47]; and European Inventor Award[16], an award[48], founded in 2006[49].

Why It Matters

James Fujimoto ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50]

FAQs

Where was James Fujimoto born?

James Fujimoto was born in Chicago[2].

What did James Fujimoto do for work?

James Fujimoto worked as electrical engineer[4].

What awards did James Fujimoto receive?

Honors received include Zeiss Research Award[11], Frederic Ives Medal[12], Britton Chance Biomedical Optics Award[13], and Russ Prize[14].

References

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  18. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  21. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [50] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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