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第61回（2007年） award
Takafumi Matsui
まつい たかふみ
Matsui Takafumi
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1946-03-07 （Mori, Shuchi District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan）
- 死没
- 2023-03-22 77歳
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
経歴
- 職業
- Planetary scientist, Earth scientist, University professor, Researcher, University president, Author
- 活動期間
- 1970年〜2023年
- 所属
- University of Tokyo, Chiba Institute of Technology, Gifu-Kakamigahara Air and Space Museum, The Tokyo Foundation, Japan Institute for National Fundamentals (Visiting Researcher)
- 影響を受けた人物
- Seiya Ueda, Kiyotaka Chinzei
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo Gakugei University Senior High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| University of Tokyo, Faculty of Science | Faculty of Science | Department of Geophysics | 理学士 | ～1970年3月 | Japan |
| Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo | Graduate School of Science | Specialized Course in Geophysics (Master's program) | 修士（理学） | 1970–1973 | Japan |
| Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo | Graduate School of Science | Specialized Course in Geophysics (Doctoral program) | 博士（理学） | ～1976年3月 | Japan |
Tokyo Gakugei University Senior High School
国:
Japan
University of Tokyo, Faculty of Science
Faculty of Science
/ Department of Geophysics
学位:
理学士
期間:
～1970年3月
卒業年:
1970
国:
Japan
Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo
Graduate School of Science
/ Specialized Course in Geophysics (Master's program)
学位:
修士（理学）
期間:
1970–1973
卒業年:
1973
国:
Japan
Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo
Graduate School of Science
/ Specialized Course in Geophysics (Doctoral program)
学位:
博士（理学）
期間:
～1976年3月
卒業年:
1976
国:
Japan
Doctoral thesis: 'Numerical simulation of planetary accretion process: planetesimals to planet.'
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Mainichi Publishing Culture Award (Natural Science) | Collapse of the Earth System | 自然科学部門 | The Mainichi Newspapers | 受賞 |
| 2023 | Junior Fourth Rank | — | — | Government of Japan (Official Gazette) | 叙位（追贈） |
| 2023 | Order of the Sacred Treasure (Zuihō Jūkōshō) | — | — | Government of Japan (Official Gazette) | 追贈 |
Mainichi Publishing Culture Award (Natural Science)
2007
対象作品:
Collapse of the Earth System
部門:
自然科学部門
主催:
The Mainichi Newspapers
結果:
受賞
Junior Fourth Rank
2023
主催:
Government of Japan (Official Gazette)
結果:
叙位（追贈）
Order of the Sacred Treasure (Zuihō Jūkōshō)
2023
主催:
Government of Japan (Official Gazette)
結果:
追贈
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Collapse of the Earth System
2007年 Non-fiction / ScienceA popular-science account discussing the relationship between civilization and the environment from an earth-systems perspective, presenting sustainability challenges and crises.
Earth environmentCivilization and sustainabilityEarth systems theory
Why Water Planets Were Born
1987年 Science popularizationExplains theories and observations regarding the origin of oceans and the formation of water-bearing planets.
Planetary formationOrigin of oceansAstrobiology
Chronicles of the Cosmos
1993年 Science essaysA collection of essays on space, life, and civilization.
CosmologySearch for lifeCivilization studies
Planetary Exploration and Planetary Surfaces
1979年 Specialist / ScientificA specialist text summarizing theories and methods for observing planetary surfaces and searching for life.
Planetary explorationSurface geologySearch for life
全著作
- Planetary Exploration and Planetary Surfaces (1979)
- Panorama of the Solar System (Kodansha Bluebacks, 1981)
- Why Water Planets Were Born (Kodansha Bluebacks, 1987)
- The Lonely Earth of 4.6 Billion Years (Tokuma Shoten, 1989)
- Chronicles of the Cosmos (Tokuma Shoten, 1993)
- Collapse of the Earth System (Shinchosha, 2007)
- I Engage, Therefore I Am: Earth Systems Theory and Civilization (Shueisha, 2012)
- Where Did Life Come From? Introduction to Astrobiology (Bunshun Shinsho, 2013)
- Challenges of Galactic Planetology: Exploring the Possibility of Extraterrestrial Life (NHK Publishing, 2015)
- Civilization is Made by the 'Invisible World' (Iwanami Shinsho, 2017)
翻案
- Great Journey of the Earth (NHK, 1987; planning, supervision, commentary)
- Panorama of the Solar System (NHK, 1980)
作家による翻訳
- J. Negendank 'Familiar Earth Science: Exploring Spaceship Earth' (co-translator, Kodansha, 1980)
- Jonathan Weiner 'Planet Earth' (supervised translation, Obunsha, 1986)
- Chandra Wickramasinghe 'Comet Panspermia' (supervisor, Hoshi-sha, 2017)
作風・主題
- 文体
- Accessible scientific exposition for general readersInterdisciplinary, synthetic essay-style argumentation
- 頻出モチーフ
- Earth history and evolutionRelationship between civilization and environmentPlanetary formation and origin of lifeLarge-scale planetary catastrophes (catastrophism)
健康
-
Prostate cancer罹患期間不詳〜2023年Died in 2023; affected late-career activities.
評価・遺産
As a leading Japanese planetary and earth scientist, he left an impact not only through academic research but also popular writing and policy advice. Through his books and media appearances he contributed to the dissemination of earth-systems thinking and planetary science.
記念館・博物館
- Gifu-Kakamigahara Air and Space Museum Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
大衆文化への影響
- NHK 'Great Journey of the Earth' (involved in planning/supervision)
- TV appearances (TBS 'Inochi no Hibiki', Nippon TV specials, etc.)
引用
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Becoming world-leading in hardware will spread to software, they say, but it differs by field.
出典: Statement at the Administrative Reform Council (budget hearings, 2009) (2009年) -
Looking at Mr. Ishihara's remarks, they are completely the opposite of what I say. I have never expressed it in such words anywhere, and I have discussed the 'grandmother hypothesis' in many places, so one can see from that.
出典: Monthly 'Shizen to Ningen' (Nature and Humans), February 2003 (statement) (2003年)
豆知識
- Presented a Mars globe to Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (anecdote).
- Won the 61st Mainichi Publishing Culture Award (Natural Science) in 2007 for 'Collapse of the Earth System'.
- Published a theory on water planets in Nature, gaining international attention.
- Served as president (13th) of Chiba Institute of Technology.