Yasujiro Niwa, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Yasujiro Niwa

Japanese engineer

Date of Birth: 01-Apr-1893

Place of Birth: Matsusaka, Mie Prefecture, Japan

Date of Death: 28-Feb-1975

Profession: engineer

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Aries

'Yasujiro Niwa (?? ???, Niwa Yasujiro, April 1, 1893 – February 28, 1975) was a Japanese electrical scientist from Matsusaka, Mie.
In the 1920s, he invented a simple device for phototelegraphic transmission through cable and later via radio, a precursor to mechanical television.
He later became the Director of the Department of Electronic Engineering of University of Tokyo.
He was awarded the Order of Cultural Merits and the Order of Merit of the First Class.