Obituary

Kengo Makino, Assoc. A. I. E. E., of the department of electrical engineering, Waseda University, Tokio, Japan, died on February 1, 1915, after a long illness. Mr. Makino was graduated from the Institute of Technology of Tokio in 1900, and for years identified himself in various capacities with the development of electrical industry in Japan. In 1907 he was sent to the United States and entered Cornell University, from which he was graduated in 1908 with the degree of M. E. Subsequently he entered the graduate department of the same university and in 1909 received the degree of M. M. E. He was also honored with the membership of the Sigma Xi Society. Immediately after receiving the master´s degree he was summoned to his native country to organize the new department of electrical engineering of the Waseda University, which position he held to the time of his death. He was also a frequent contributor of articles on electrical engineering topics to the technical press of Japan. Mr. Makino was elected an Associate of the Institute on March 12, 1909.