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MAKOTO KIKUCHI (菊池誠)
Pages 260-265

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... During World War II, his family had to move twice because their home was destroyed by bombings. 1  This and other quotations are from an oral history conducted May 27, 1994, by William Aspray, IEEE History Center, Piscataway, NJ, USA (https://ethw.org/Oral-History:Makoto_Kikuchi)
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... After graduating in April 1948, he took a research position in the newly established physics department of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry's Electrotechnical Laboratory (ETL) (now the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology)
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... . As director of the central research laboratory Kikuchi was exhilarated by the company's dynamic technology environment and rapid decision making, led by Ibuka and Sony's other cofounder, vice president Akio Morita.
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... Kikuchi was a pioneer of the semiconductor industry in Japan and his contributions to physics, technology, and the management of technology are still felt today. He is well known in Japan, Europe, and the United States for his efforts to improve worldwide technical interactions through international exchanges and to deepen relationships by fostering communication and collaborations and through educational activities.
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