
	Where results make sense

Topic: Hisashige Tanaka

Related Topics

Colfax, Indiana

Quinacridone

In the News (Fri 25 Dec 09)

Northern Trust

Marvin Harrison

Peter Chernin

Gary Locke

Match Play

Penelope Cruz

Mickey Rourke

AR Rahman

Danny Boyle

Hugh Jackman

	Hisashige Tanaka - Biocrawler
		Hisashige Tanaka (September 18, 1799 – November 7, 1881) lived during the Edo period of Japan's history.
		He was born in Kurume, Japan, as a child of a tortoise-shell craftsman.
		Tanaka was summoned by Saga Domain to advise on technological modernisation, and was set to work unravelling the secrets of western technology.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Hisashige_Tanaka (264 words)

	Hisashige Tanaka - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hisashige Tanaka (田中久重, September 18, 1799 – November 7, 1881) lived during the Edo period of Japan's history.
		Tanaka Hisashige's 1851 perpetual clock, in the Tokyo National Science Museum.
		Tanaka was summoned by Saga Domain to advise on technological modernisation, and was set to work unravelling the secrets of western technology.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hisashige_Tanaka (315 words)

	Hisashige Tanaka - Plagiarism on Wikipedia
		A gifted artisan and thinker, possibly a believer in natural philosophy, he was hailed in his own lifetime as mechanical genius, and has since been compared with great inventors in the West such as Thomas Edison.
		Tanaka Hisashige's 1851 perpetual clock, in the Tokyo National Science Museum.
		To highlight his genius, this was accomplished by using a Dutch reference book, and by watching the demonstration of a steam engine by the Russian embassy of Putyatin after his arrival in Nagasaki on August 12th, 1853.
	www.wikipedia-watch.org /plagiarism/1066.html (324 words)

	TOSHIBA SPIRIT : Hisashige Tanaka : Karakuri
		Hisashige Tanaka was born on September 18, 1799, in what is now the city of Kurume in Fukuoka Prefecture on the island of Kyushu.
		At the tender age of eight, Hisashige devised what he called an "ink-stone case with a secret lock," featuring a cord that needed to be twisted in just the right way to pull out the drawer.
		Hisashige's mechanical doll shows were major entertainment spectacles that perfectly complemented the spirit of the age.
	www.toshiba.co.jp /spirit/en/hisashige/p01_1.html (370 words)

	Prominent People of Minato City (2nd Hisashige Tanaka )
		Hisashige was the son of a goldsmith in Kurume, Chikugo, and the adopted son of Hisashige Tanaka I, the so-called Karakuri Giemon, who was known as one of the few inventors of that time.
		He changed his name from Daikichi Tanaka to Hisashige II and took over the Tanaka Factory, which was set up by Hisashige I in Ginza, and established the Tanaka Seizosho (later Shibaura Seisakusho, now Toshiba) in Shibaura.
		During Meiji’s cultural enlightenment, Hisashige and his father arrived in Tokyo at the request of the Meiji government, which was facing the urgent task of producing telegraphic instruments domestically.
	www.lib.city.minato.tokyo.jp /yukari/e/man-detail.cgi?id=123 (432 words)

	Myriad year clock - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A myriad year clock is a chronometer designed by Hisashige Tanaka sometime between 1850 and 1851.
		A replica of this timepiece can be seen at the Aichi Expo in Japan or in the Tokyo National Science Museum in Ueno, Tokyo.
		Detail of the "Myriad year clock" designed by Hisashige Tanaka.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Myriad_year_clock (246 words)

	THE STORY OF HISASHIGE TANAKA & DEN INOUE
		Hisashige was born in Kurume, on 18th September, 1799, as a child of a tortoise-shell craftsman.
		Hisashige was already famous by his craftsmanship and as he lived near Den's, Den had consulted with him about the problem.
		Hisashige listened to her trouble, and invented a machine which could make many patterns easily.
	www3.city.kurume.fukuoka.jp /e-kurume/hisashige/index-e.htm (499 words)

	Informazioni su Toshiba in Italia – Portale Toshiba Italia
		Hisashige Tanaka nasce il 18 settembre 1799, figlio di un artigiano che lavorava le tartarughe.
		Fin dalla primissima età, Hisashige si divertiva a realizzare giocattoli da usare nei giochi di prestigio e illusionismo.
		Oggi, tutte le persone del mondo vivono il sogno di Hisashige, utilizzando la propria immaginazione per trasformare le idee illuminanti in prodotti e sistemi volti a migliorare qualitativamente il mondo in cui viviamo.
	www.toshiba.it /about (886 words)

	Toshiba Science Museum : Science Interview Series 2nd Interview
		Of this period, Hisashige was perhaps one of the most important craftsmen or scientists.
		Hisashige made works intended solely for feudal lords, the social elite -- for example, the ten-thousand year clock.
		Hisashige targeted technology that would be used in the homes of commoners, sort of a popularized civil engineering.
	kagakukan.toshiba.co.jp /en/interview/iv02 (720 words)

	About Toshiba in United Kingdom - Toshiba United Kingdom Portal
		On 18th September 1799, Hisashige Tanaka was born, the child of a tortoise-shell craftsman.
		Hisashige's creative spirit continued and he made many other smart toys.
		Today, individuals around the world are living Hisashige's dream, using their imaginations to turn inspirational ideas into products and systems that enhance the world we live in.
	www.toshiba.co.uk /about/index.html (736 words)

	Toshiba : Press Releases 8 March, 2005
		TOKYO -- Japan's National Science Museum and Toshiba Corporation today announced that they have solved a long standing mystery by reconstructing the "man-nen dokei," that literally means a clock that works for tens of thousands of years, the ornate, incredibly complex six-faced chronometer created by Hisashige Tanaka in the mid nineteenth century, Japan's Edo period.
		Tanaka, Toshiba's founder, was a prodigious inventor, known in his own lifetime as "the genius of mechanical wonders".
		Toshiba, the owner of the "man-nen dokei" agreed to work with the National Science Museum to investigate this mystery, and the project also won support from a Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology national program to investigate inventions of the Edo age.
	www.toshiba.co.jp /about/press/2005_03/pr0801.htm (564 words)

	Vintage androids \| MetaFilter
		He was the leading apprentice to Hisashige (1799-1880), who was one of the three great Karakuri automata masters.
		Tanaka Engineering Works was the forerunner of Toshiba.
		The Kanakuri automata master, Hisashige's successor, "Hisashige Tanaka II, established Tanaka Seisakujo and produced measuring devices, home appliances, machine tools, cables and iron bridges.
	www.metafilter.com /mefi/57763 (771 words)

	i-Newswire.com - Press Release And News Distribution - Toshiba to Celebrate 130th Anniversary with Special Events at ... (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In that year the company's founder, Hisashige Tanaka, a prolific inventor and one of the modernizers of Meiji-era Japan, established a factory in Tokyo's Ginza.
		A replica of the "man-nen dokei" chronometer is on display at the Global House Pavilion, managed by the association, one of the Expo's main attractions.
		Introduction to "the passion and spirit of enquiry" of Toshiba's founder Hisashige Tanaka, and Ichisuke Fujioka, the company's second founder, and another contributor to Japan's modernization.
	i-newswire.com /pr34610.html (932 words)

	National Science Museum and Toshiba Activate "Man-nen Dokei" Chronometer (Site not responding. Last check: )
		TOKYO -- Japan's National Science Museum and Toshiba Corporation today announced that they have solved a long standing mystery by reconstructing the "man-nen dokei," that literally means a clock that works for tens of thousands of years, the ornate, incredibly complex six-faced chronometer created by Hisashige Tanaka in the mid nineteenth century, Japan's Edo period.
		Tanaka, Toshiba's founder, was a prodigious inventor, known in his own lifetime as "the genius of mechanical wonders".
		Toshiba, the owner of the "man-nen dokei" agreed to work with the National Science Museum to investigate this mystery, and the project also won support from a Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology national program to investigate inventions of the Edo age.
	i-newswire.com /goprint9545.html (676 words)

	Tanaka - Kakuei Tanaka (Site not responding. Last check: )
		See details in Dewar H et al (2004) Nature 428, 93-97 and Tanaka TU et al (2002) Tanaka TU et al (2005) Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol, December issue, in press.
		The ability to regenerate significant portions of the body plan is widespread throughout the plant and animal kingdom.
		Tanaka, Kakuei, 1918–93, Japanese political leader and prime minister (1972–74).
	supersearching.com /?q=tanaka (295 words)

	[ information-center.be \| Tanaka Resources ] (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Tanaka (ç”°ä¸ "in the ricefield") is the 4th most common Japanese surname.
		It may also refer to Tanaka Memorial an alleged Japanese war planning document.
		Hisashige Tanaka (founder of Tanaka Seizosho, subsequently renamed Toshiba)
	information-center.be /Tanaka.html (253 words)

	Toshiba
		In financial year 2000-01 the company generated sales of ¥ 5,951,357 million and net income of ¥ 96,168 million.
		The company was founded in 1939 by the merger of Hisashige Tanaka[?]'s electrical firm Shibaura Seisaku-sho and the consumer goods company Tokyo Denki.
		The new company was called Tokyo Shibaura Denki.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/to/Toshiba.html (172 words)

	Acerca de Toshiba España – Portal de Toshiba España
		En 18 de septiembre de 1799 nacía Hisashige Tanaka, el hijo de un artesano que trabajaba conchas de tortuga.
		La creatividad de Hisashige siguió aumentando y fueron muchos los artilugios curiosos que salieron de sus manos.
		En la actualidad, todo el mundo vive el sueño de Hisashige, recurriendo a su imaginación para convertir inspiraciones en productos y sistemas reales que mejoran el mundo en que vivimos.
	www.toshiba.es /about (856 words)

	Toshiba : History
		Toshiba's early history has two strands: 1875 saw the establishment of Tanaka Seizo-sho (Tanaka Engineering Works), Japan's first manufacturer of telegraphic equipment.
		Its founder, Hisashige Tanaka (1799 - 1881), was well known from his youth for inventions that included mechanical dolls and a perpetual clock.
		Hisashige Tanaka opened a telegraph equipment factory in Shimbashi, Tokyo.
	www.toshiba.co.jp /worldwide/about/history.html (599 words)

	CBR.ca -
		Toshiba Corporation's roots are in the Tokyo Electric Works which was founded by Hisashige Tanaka, the Thomas Edison of Japan, in 1875.
		Tanaka's company grew to become one of Japan's largest producers of electrical equipment based on its dream of developing technology that would benefit people everywhere.
		In 1939, the company merged with one of Japan's largest producers of electrical and was renamed Tokyo Shibaura Electric Co. Ltd.
	www.cbr.ca /CompanyProfile.aspx?format=printable&CompanyID=3389&Language=en (1215 words)

	Corporate Profile
		are in the Shibaura Engineering Works which was founded by Hisashige Tanaka, the Thomas Edison of Japan, in 1875.
		Tanaka's company grew to become one of Japan's largest producers of heavy electrical machinery based on his dream of developing technology that would benefit people everywhere.
		The company spends over six per cent of its gross annual sales on research and development, allowing Toshiba to be first in the market with many innovative products.
	ftp.toshiba.ca /cor/html/body_profile.html (787 words)

	The Toshiba Group of Japan
		It originated in the Meiji Era to build steam engines for ships and was once part of the Mitsui Zaibatsu.
		In 1875 the root company of Shibaura was founded by Tanaka Hisashige.
		The Mitsui zaibatsu acquired the company and expanded its operations from building steam engines only for ships to building heavy duty steam engines for whatever use required them.
	www.applet-magic.com /toshiba.htm (174 words)

	Toshiba Corporate Social Responsibility - Our Heritage
		Toshiba Corporation's roots in technology and innovation go all the way back to the Tanaka Engineering Works, Japan’s first manufacturer of telegraphic equipment.
		Tanaka Engineering Works was founded by Hisashige Tanaka in 1875.
		The company grew to become one of Japan's largest producers of heavy electrical machinery, and continued to realize his dream of developing technologies that would benefit people everywhere (for more information on our heritage, please visit the
	www.toshiba.com /csrpub/jsp/home/Heritage.jsp (341 words)

	Laptop Showcase - Toshiba
		Toshiba’s early history has two strands: 1875 saw the establishment of Tanaka Seizo-sho (Tanaka Engineering Works), Japan’s first manufacturer of telegraphic equipment.
		Its founder, Hisashige Tanaka (1799 — 1881), was well known from his youth for inventions that included mechanical dolls and a perpetual clock.
		Under the name Shibaura Seisaku-sho (Shibaura Engineering Works), his company became one of Japan’s largest manufacturers of heavy electrical apparatus.
	www.laptopshowcase.co.uk /suppliers.php?id=31 (239 words)

	New Scientist Premium- Classic Japanese clock to spring back to life - Technology
		The old timepiece goes by the name of 'Man-nen dokei', meaning a clock for 10,000 years.
		It is an astonishingly complex and ornate chronometer made by Hisashige Tanaka in Japan's Edo period.
		Tanaka, a renowned inventor and instrument maker, created among other things a famed mechanical archer doll.
	www.newscientist.com /article.ns?id=mg18524916.800 (299 words)

	Toshiba Resources & Information - toshiba laptop repair
		Toshiba was founded by the merging of two companies in 1939.
		The first company, Tanaka Seizosho (Tanaka Engineering Works), was Japan's first manufacturer of telegraph equipment and was established by Hisashige Tanaka in 1875.
		In 1904, the company name was changed to Shibaura Seisakusho (Shibaura Engineering Works).
	www.bizhisto.com /toshiba.htm (905 words)

	Women In Technology International (Site not responding. Last check: )
		A world leader in high technology, is an integrated manufacturer of electrical and electronic products spanning information & communications equipment and systems, electronic components, power systems, and consumer products.
		The Company, founded as Tanaka Engineering Works in July 1875 by Hisashige Tanaka, became Toshiba Corporation in 1978.
		As the 6th largest global electronics manufacturer, Toshiba has 321 subsidiaries and affiliates worldwide and employs more than 190,000 people.
	www.witi4hire.com /companies/415.phtml (142 words)

	PCs \| News.blog Archive \| CNET News.com
		Why, it just seems like yesterday that Hisashige Tanaka was cranking out clocks in the factory in the Ginza district.
		The company can trace its heritage back to 1875 when Tanaka (born in 1799 in pre-Meiji Japan) set up his first factory.
		In 1939, Shibaura Engineering Works (the name of Tanaka's company at the time) and Tokyo Electric merged to form Tokyo Shibaura Electric.
	news.com.com /2062-10792_3-0.html?date=20050701 (203 words)

	IEEE-USA Today's Engineer (Site not responding. Last check: )
		A Japanese gentleman born in 1799 named Tanaka Hisashige was one of these.
		The article goes on to describe other sophisticated mechanical devices dating back to ancient times.
		Tanaka founded the company that was the forerunner of Toshiba Corporation.
	www.todaysengineer.org /2006/Feb/worldbytes.asp (1090 words)

	Toshiba Resource Page - toshibia
		Toshiba was founded by the merging of two companies tosiba rf power transistor in 1939.
		The first company, Tanaka Seizosho (Tanaka Engineering Works), was Japan's toshibia dvd upgrade first manufacturer of telegraph equipment and was established by Hisashige Tanaka in 1875.
		In 1904, the company name was changed to Shibaura Seisakusho (Shibaura Engineering tosiba computers Works).
	www.governpub.com /gt/Toshiba.html (567 words)

	Bow Shooting Boy Robot (Kit or Assembled) - Jameco's RobotStore
		Join our email list for updates on new products, contests, events and special discounts.
		This modern replica is an example of the ancient Japanese robot, designed by Hisashige Tanaka.
		It was created as a luxury toy for feudal lords and successful merchants in the Edo period (1603-1867).
	www.robotstore.com /store/product.asp?pid=753&catid=1632 (218 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)