Hayakawa SF Contest
1 appearances
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Edition 9 (1983) effort award
Junichiro Hashimoto
はしもと じゅんいちろう
Hashimoto Jun'ichirō
Aliases:
内藤淳一郎
Pen Names:
Naito Junichiro（Pen name used for early SF works. Used for the Hayakawa SF Contest entry "Wakusei (Planet)".）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1947-01-01 （Osaka Prefecture）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Prep school instructor, University professor, Science researcher
- Active Years
- 1983-
- Affiliations
- Soai University (Honorary Professor), Toshin High School (former physics instructor)
- Memberships
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan, Japan Writers' Association, Japan Time Studies Association (officer)
- Influenced
- Shinichi Fukuoka, Ryuichi Sakamoto
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyoto University | Faculty of Science | Department of Physics | 修士 | — | Japan |
Kyoto University
Faculty of Science
/ Department of Physics
Degree:
修士
Country:
Japan
Completed master's program in the Graduate School of Science after undergraduate studies
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Hayakawa SF Contest — Encouragement (Effort) Prize | Wakusei ("Planet") | — | Hayakawa SF Contest (Hayakawa Publishing) | 受賞 |
Hayakawa SF Contest — Encouragement (Effort) Prize
1983
Work:
Wakusei ("Planet")
Organization:
Hayakawa SF Contest (Hayakawa Publishing)
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Is Schrödinger's Cat Alright? Science Columns 175
1994 Essay / Popular scienceA collection of columns on scientific theory and thought experiments. Short pieces that explain quantum mechanics and thought experiments in accessible language.
Quantum mechanicsThought experimentsScience explanation
The Long Afternoon of Humanity: Millennium Chronicle — Adventures in Future History (The World of AD 3000)
1999 Future history / SFEssays and works imagining future societies and changes in civilization from a long-term, millennial perspective.
Future historyCivilizationSocial change
Where Is Time Born?
2006 Philosophy of science / ExplanationA popular science book examining the origin of time and concepts of time from physical and philosophical perspectives.
Theory of timePhysicsPhilosophy
Can Consciousness Arise from 0 and 1? Hassy-style Thought Experiments on Consciousness, Time, and Reality
2009 Science thought / Thought experimentsExplores questions about consciousness, reality, and time through a series of thought experiments aimed at bridging science and philosophy.
ConsciousnessInformation theoryPhilosophical inquiry
Does Space Really Exist?
2020 Philosophy of science / ExplanationA popular-level examination of the ontological status of space from physics and philosophical perspectives.
Ontology of spaceMetaphysicsPhysics
Bibliography
- Hashimoto's Physics Explained Carefully from the Start (Mechanics, Electromagnetism, Thermodynamics/Waves/Atoms)
- Hashimoto's Basic Physics Explained Carefully from the Start
- Understand Basic Physics & Physics with Images: Hashimoto's Principled Problem-Solving
- Is Schrödinger's Cat Alright? Science Columns 175
- The Long Afternoon of Humanity: Millennium Chronicle — The World of AD 3000
- I Think, Therefore There Are Thought Experiments
- Illustrated Guide to Understanding Relativity: Interpreting the 4D of Time and Space
- Illustrated Guide to Quantum Mechanics: Unraveling the Strange World
- The Chameleon Crosses the Ocean: Science Columns 110
- Where Is Time Born?
- God's Engineered Toys
- Space-Time and Life — Interpreting Subject and World through Physical Thinking
- Why Can't Time Be Reclaimed?
- On Intuitive Understanding of Relativity: Essays on Physics and Rhythm
- Physics Time, Life Time: Investigating the Origin of the Flow of Time
- Profile of the 22nd Century: C Is for Computer
- Understand Relativity at a Glance: Hashimoto's World of Physics
- Does Space Really Exist?
- Dreams Seen by Artificial Intelligence: AI Short-Short Stories (co-authored)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Clear, logical popular-science proseFrequent use of thought experimentsPhilosophical questions presented in accessible explanations
- Recurring Motifs
- TimeConsciousnessRelativity and spaceThought experiments
Legacy
A writer and educator known for bridging science and philosophy in popular books and essays. Through work as a prep-school instructor and university professor and his accessible treatments of physics and the theory of time, he contributed to public understanding of science and cultivation of critical thinking.
Academic Societies
- Japan Writers' Association
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan
- Japan Time Studies Association
Trivia
- Used the pen name Naito Junichiro (e.g. for Hayakawa SF Contest entries).
- Known as a physics instructor at Toshin and served as a professor and later honorary professor at Soai University.
- His books have been recommended or introduced by Shinichi Fukuoka and Ryuichi Sakamoto.