A Pale View of Shizuo Ishiguro's Research - Abiki, the 1953 North Sea Flood, and Beyond -

Abstract

Shizuo Ishiguro, the father of Nobel Prize-winning British novelist Kazuo Ishiguro, studied various sea-level changes, such as seiche, also known as abiki in the Nagasaki dialect, and the 1953 North Sea Flood, with his pioneering use of an analog computer in the 50s and 60s. Note that pioneering studies by Lorenz and Ueda using digital and analog computers were also performed in the 60s. Based on a retrospective review, it is discussed whether nonlinear phenomena, such as chaos, can be observed in line with his pioneering studies. His studies are also reconsidered in the context of advanced education for high-school students.