Yasuo Tanaka (astronomer)
Japanese astrophysicist
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Yasuo Tanaka (田中 靖郎, Tanaka Yasuo; 18 March 1931 – 18 January 2018) was a Japanese astrophysicist and a member of the Japan Academy. He was professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo and Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS) (part of JAXA) in Kanagawa, Japan and guest scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics in Garching, Germany.
Born18 March 1931
Osaka, Japan
Died18 January 2018 (aged 86)
EducationOsaka University
KnownforPioneer in X-ray astronomy
Yasuo Tanaka | |
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| Born | 18 March 1931 Osaka, Japan |
| Died | 18 January 2018 (aged 86) |
| Education | Osaka University |
| Known for | Pioneer in X-ray astronomy |
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| Fields | Astrophysics |
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He was a pioneer in X-ray astronomy, leading the development and operation of the Ginga, Tenma, and ASCA satellites.[1] He died on 18 January 2018.[2]
Awards and honors
Awards
- Nishina Memorial Prize (1985)
- Toray Science and Technology Prize (1989)
- Imperial Prize of the Japan Academy (1993)
- James Craig Watson Medal (1994)
- Foreign Associate, National Academy of Sciences (1998)[1]
- Bruno Rossi Prize (2001)
- Person of Cultural Merit (2011)
Named after him
Other
- Foreign member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (1989)[3]
- The American Astronomical Society named him an Honorary Member (2012)
