Atomic Gameboard 原子双六

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Overview

From Paula Curtis Collection[1]: This exhibit offers a close viewing and translation of a 1949 Japanese fold-out gameboard print (sugoroku) entitled Genshi Sugoroku (原子双六) held at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum of The Ohio State University Libraries. Designed by Shimouma Saburō and published by the Japan Invention Newspaper (Nihon Hatsumei Shinbunsha), this print celebrates Yukawa Hideki (1907-1981), the first Japanese scientist to ever win the Nobel Prize in Physics. Its subtitle, “Comics for science education” (Kagaku kyōiku manga), confirms the game’s pedagogical focus on the history and fundamentals of Physics.

  • Institution/Author: Ann Marie L. Davis
  • Period: Modern
  • Geographic Focus: Japan,East Asia
  • Access: Open Access

  1. Digital Humanities Resources on East Asia by Dr. Paula R. Curtis ↩︎