Famous People of Japan
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Ukichiro Nakaya (中谷 宇吉郎, Nakaya Ukichirō; July 4, 1900 – April 11, 1962) was a Japanese physicist and science essayist known for his work in glaciology and low-temperature sciences. He is credited with making the first artificial snowflakes.

Source: “Ukichiro Nakaya”, English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), excerpt