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Shunpei Yamazaki

Japanese inventor

  • Fame46.6
  • Momentum0.0
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Born 1942 · age 84Japan
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  • Age
    84
    Born 1942
  • Awards
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Summary
Updated 2026-06-24

Shunpei Yamazaki 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. 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.

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