Torahiko Terada was a Japanese physicist and author who was born in Tokyo.
20 Facts About Torahiko Terada
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Torahiko Terada was a professor at Tokyo Imperial University, a researcher at RIKEN, and worked on a wide range of topics in physics.
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Torahiko Terada was a professor at the Earthquake Research Institute.
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Torahiko Terada is best known for his numerous essays on a wide variety of topics ranging from science to manga.
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Torahiko Terada was born in 1878 in the Tokyo Kojimachi District.
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Torahiko Terada was named "Torahiko" because he was born under the Year of the Tiger.
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In 1897, Torahiko Terada met and courted student Natsuko Sakai, who was to become his first wife.
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Torahiko Terada continued his studies and in 1899, earned his PhD at the Tokyo Imperial University.
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In 1902, Natsuko Sakai died, prompting Torahiko Terada to move on.
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Finally in 1908, Torahiko Terada obtained his Doctor of Science Degree and was elected to the position of an associate professor at Tokyo Imperial University.
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In 1911, Torahiko Terada made the trek back home to Japan by way of Paris, the UK and the United States.
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Torahiko Terada's results were published in the book Umi no Butsurigaku, published in 1913.
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Around this same period, Torahiko Terada became heavily involved in studies of x-ray diffraction.
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However, Torahiko Terada failed to get his results sent to Nature in time due to the distance of Japan from the publisher's location.
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Torahiko Terada turned away from X-ray diffraction studies and did not encourage his students to pursue the course.
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In 1922, Torahiko Terada attended the welcome party for Albert Einstein during the physicist's visit to Japan.
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In 1924, Torahiko Terada was elected to the position of senior researcher at RIKEN Institute.
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Torahiko Terada's research continued to develop and gain attention, and in 1928 he was elected as one of senior staff of Japan's Imperial Academy.
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Torahiko Terada's ashes were buried in a cemetery next to his childhood home in Kochi.
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The small planet 6514 Torahiko Terada is named in honor of him.