Hideo Shima
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).
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 |
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.
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