Hideo Shima | |
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| Born | 20 May 1901 Osaka, Japan |
| Died | 18 March 1998 (aged 96) Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation(s) | Engineer, Chief Engineer of Shinkansen Project |
Hideo Shima (島 秀雄, Shima Hideo, 20 May 1901 – 18 March 1998) was a Japanese engineer and the driving force behind the building of the first bullet train (Shinkansen).[1][2]
Shima was born in Osaka in 1901, and educated at the Tokyo Imperial University, where he studied Mechanical Engineering. His father was part of a group of officials that had built up Japan's emerging railroad industry.[1]
- ^ a b Salpukas, Aigis (20 March 1998). "Hideo Shima, a Designer of Japan's Bullet Train, Is Dead at 96". The New York Times.
- ^ Hood, Christopher P. (2007). Shinkansen – From Bullet Train to Symbol of Modern Japan. Routledge, London. pp. 34–53. ISBN 978-0-415-32052-8.