Shunpei Yamazaki

Japanese inventor

Shunpei Yamazaki (山崎 舜平, Yamazaki Shunpei; born July 8, 1942) is a Japanese inventor in the field of computer science and solid-state physics. He is a prolific inventor who is listed as a named inventor of more than 11,000 patent families and more than 26,000 distinct patent publications for his inventions.2

From Wikipedia’s article on Shunpei Yamazaki (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Jul 8, 1942.1

About

In 2005, he was named as the most prolific inventor in history by USA Today. Kia Silverbrook subsequently passed Yamazaki on February 26, 2008. Yamazaki then passed Silverbrook in 2017.

He completed a graduate course at Doshisha University, Graduate School of Engineering.

From Wikipedia’s article on Shunpei Yamazaki, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

Companies

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedDoshisha University3

Career

Occupation: engineer, inventor.5

Personal life

  • BornJul 8, 1942, Japan6
  • CitizenshipJapan7

Awards

  • 1997Medal with Purple Ribbon8