Historical Study of the Research and Development of the Atomic Bomb during World War II
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63580078
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
科学技術史(含科学社会学・科学技術基礎理論)
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| Research Institution | Tokyo Institute of Technology |
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Principal Investigator |
YAMAZAKI Masakatsu Tokyo Institute of Technology, Department of Engineering, Professor, 工学部, 教授 (20106959)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
SUGA Kousaku Tokyo Institute of Technology, Department of Engineering, Research Associate, 工学部, 助手 (90016642)
HINOKAWA Sizue Takushoku University, Department of Commerce, Associate Professor, 商学部, 助教授 (90134832)
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| Project Period (FY) |
1988 – 1989
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 1989)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥2,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000)
Fiscal Year 1989: ¥600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000)
Fiscal Year 1988: ¥1,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000)
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| Keywords | Atomic Bomb / Second World War |
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| Research Abstract |
This research is the continuation research of Grant-in-Aid for Co-operative Research under the same title in 1984-86. (1) The materials which are collected in this time are technical reports from Los Alamos Laboratory, the second Frisch-Peierls memorandum, materials relating to Jollot-Curie's project in France, etc. Some materials relating to Japanese project are also collected from G.H.Q.-SCAP Files. (2) The scientist's attitude to the atomic bomb in various countries is studied comparatively, especially in the early stages of the research and development of the bomb. (3) The process of the establishment of the Metallurgical Laboratory in 1942 is traced in detail.
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