Fire alarm

Description

Fire alarm for waking deaf people by nasal irritation with synthesized wasabi, awarded 2011 Ig Nobel prize in chemistry, designed by Makoto Imai, Naoki Urushihata, Hideki Tanemura, Yukinobu Tajima, Hideaki Goto, Koichiro Mizoguchi and Junichi Murakami, Japan, 2012

Museum reference

T.2012.28

Collection

History of Science

Object name

Fire alarm

Production information

Makoto Imai, Dr, 2004 - 2012 (fl.), Inventor
Japan, East Asia
Naoki Urushihata, 2011 (fl.), Inventor
Hideki Tanemura, 2011 (fl.), Inventor
Yukinobu Tajima, 2011 (fl.), Inventor
Hideaki Goto, 2011 (fl.), Inventor
Koichiro Mizoguchi, 2011 (fl.), Inventor
Junichi Murakami, 2011 (fl.), Inventor

Date

2012

Materials

Cardboard, Metal, Allyl isothiocyanate, Plastic

Associations

Ig Nobel Prizes

Exhibitions

• Technology by Design (08 Jul 2016)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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