Background
Shimizu, Sakae was born on July 18, 1915 in Tokyo. Son of Eijiro and Naka (Sakurai) Shimizu.
Shimizu, Sakae was born on July 18, 1915 in Tokyo. Son of Eijiro and Naka (Sakurai) Shimizu.
Bachelor of Science, Kyoto (Japan) Imperial University, 1940. Master of Science, Kyoto (Japan) Imperial University, 1943. Doctor of Philosophy, Kyoto University, 1950.
Lecturer physics Kyoto Imperial University, 1943-1946, associate professor, 1946-1952. Professor Kyoto University, 1952-1979, professor emeritus, since 1979, director Radioisotope Research Center, 1960-1979. Field surveyor after Hiroshima atomic bomb, 1945.
Studied fallout from bomb at Bikini atoll, 1954.
Member Kyoto City Board Education, 1979-1993. Member Japan Radioisotope Association (vice president since 1990), Roland Eötvös Physical Society (honorary), Hungarian Academy of Sciences (honorary).
Married Momoe Iwamura, February 1, 1947. Children: Toru, Masaru.