Jinzaburo Takagi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jinzaburo Takagi

Japanese nuclear chemist

Date of Birth: 18-Jul-1938

Place of Birth: Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture, Japan

Date of Death: 08-Oct-2000

Profession: physicist, chemist, university teacher, nuclear physicist

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Jinzaburo Takagi (?? ???, Takagi Jinzaburo, 18 July, 1938 – 8 October, 2000) was a Japanese assistant professor in nuclear chemistry.
He wrote several books on environment protection, and on the threat of nuclear waste.
He was given the Yoko Tada Human Rights Award in 1992, and the Ihatobe Award in 1994.
He was awarded the Right Livelihood Award in 1997, jointly with Mycle Schneider.He was a prolific author on the subject of nuclear technology and issues surrounding nuclear power.
Just before his death in 2000, he wrote a book called "Why There Will Be Another Nuclear Disaster", which was widely read after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in 2011.