Ukichiro Nakaya

Japanese physicist and science essayist known for his work in glaciology and low-temperature sciences (1900-1962) · Japan · Scientists · Died at 61

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Ukichiro Nakaya was a Japanese physicist and science essayist known for his work in glaciology and low-temperature sciences. He is credited with making the first artificial snowflakes.

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Nakaya Ukichiro Museum of Snow and Ice (the hexagonal building, echoing the six-sided nature of snowflakes), at Katayamazu hot springs, Kaga, Ishikawa, Japan

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Child: Fujiko Nakaya

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Scientists from Japan 6

Shoichiro Irimajiri49.6

Kenjirō Takayanagi49.5

Kazuya Ōshima49.6 Noritake Takahara49.4 Takao Kobayashi49.7

Chushiro Hayashi49.4

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