# Yasujiro Niwa

> Yasujiro Niwa  was a Japanese electrical scientist from Matsusaka, Mie. In the 1920s, he invented a simple device for phototelegraphic transmission through cable and later via radio, a technology that contributed to the development of mechanical television in Japan. He later became the Director of the Department of Electronic Engineering at the University of Tokyo. He was awarded the Order of Cultural Merits and the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Sacred Treasure.

*Japanese engineer*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** Japan
- **Born:** 1893-04-01
- **Died:** 1975-02-28
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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## Sources
- [Yasujirō Niwa](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yasujir%C5%8D_Niwa)
- [Niwa Yasujirō](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niwa_Yasujir%C5%8D)
- [Yasujiro Niwa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yasujiro_Niwa)
- [丹羽保次郎](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%B9%E7%BE%BD%E4%BF%9D%E6%AC%A1%E9%83%8E)
- [丹羽保次郎](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%B9%E7%BE%BD%E4%BF%9D%E6%AC%A1%E9%83%8E)
- [니와 야스지로](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%8B%88%EC%99%80_%EC%95%BC%EC%8A%A4%EC%A7%80%EB%A1%9C)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6619843)

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