Yasuo Tanaka (astronomer)
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| Born | 18 March 1931 Osaka, Japan |
| Died | 18 January 2018 (aged 86) |
| Alma mater | Osaka University |
| Known for | Pioneer in X-ray astronomy |
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| Fields | Astrophysics |
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Yasuo Tanaka (田中 靖郎, Tanaka Yasuo, 18 March 1931 – 18 January 2018) was a Japanese
JAXA) in Kanagawa, Japan and guest scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics in Garching, Germany
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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
- 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
- 4387 Tanaka
Other
- Foreign member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (1989)[3]
- The American Astronomical Society named him an Honorary Member (2012)
References
- ^ a b "Tanaka, Yasuo". National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
- ^ Yasuo Tanaka (1932–2018)
- ^ "Y. Tanaka". Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 14 February 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
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