Seiichi Miyake, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Seiichi Miyake

Japanese inventor

Date of Birth: 05-Feb-1926

Place of Birth: Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, Japan

Date of Death: 01-Jan-0001

Profession: inventor

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Seiichi Miyake (Japanese: ?? ??, Hepburn: Miyake Seiichi, February 5, 1926 – July 10, 1982) was a Japanese engineer and inventor best known for his work called "tactile paving" (or "Tenji bricks", "Tactile bricks or blocks") to aid the visually impaired at traffic crossings.
They were first introduced in a school for the blind in Okayama City in March 1967.
In the years since, Miyake's system has been adopted around the world.