Masuzo Shikata, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Masuzo Shikata

Japanese chemist

Date of Birth: 10-Aug-1895

Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan

Date of Death: 08-May-1964

Profession: chemist

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Masuzo Shikata (?? ??, Shikata Masuzo, Tokyo, August 10, 1895 – May 8, 1964) was a Japanese chemist and one of the pioneers in electrochemistry.
Together with his mentor and colleague, Czech chemist and inventor Jaroslav Heyrovský, he developed the first polarograph, a type of electrochemical analyzing machine, and co-authored the paper which introduced the machine and the name "polarograph".
This machine was important because it automated the measurement of I-V curves (current-voltage curves) of solutions, which when done by hand could take over an hour for each test.