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2000 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

A Comparative Research Between American and Japanese R&D in the 1930's and 1940's

Research Project

Project/Area Number 10480001
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field 科学技術史(含科学社会学・科学技術基礎論)
Research InstitutionChuo University

Principal Investigator

OKUYAMA Shuhei  Chuo University, Faculty of Law, Professor (80257815)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) KIKUCHI Toshiyoshi  中央大学, Emeritus Professor (20096100)
KAGAMI Tetsuo  Chuo University, Faculty of Law, Professor (30119531)
TANAKA Kuniaki  Chiba University, Faculty of Engineering, Professor (10015042)
TYODO Tomohiro  Ritsumeikan University, Faculty of Business, professor (20278477)
SASABE Akira  Ritsumeikan University, Faculty of Business, Professor (00100933)
Project Period (FY) 1998 – 2000
KeywordsMilitary Technology / Science History / Technology History / Military Science / Reserach And Development / War Mobilization / Rador / Sonar
Research Abstract

In this study, we compared the situation of research and development carried out in American by OSRD and NDRC with the Japanese army and navy, from 1930's to 40's.
The instances which we took up in this study were proximity fuse, radar, sonar, atomic bomb development.
The Japanese military affairs organizations were lack of understanding for science and technology. The tendency of their spiritualism obstacled to the research and development. Furthermore sectionalism and the bureaucratism of the military organizations obstructed smooth progresses of the research and development.
The reason of the wartime American success is to have built a system to make use of "the initiative" of scientists and the engineer in. Another reason is height of the American industrial power standard. In the wartime, American research and development extremely depended on the military section. The negative inheritance by such a system having continued after the war is not small.

  • Research Products

    (7 results)

All 2002 2001 2000 1999

All Journal Article (7 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 2 results)

  • [Journal Article] 1930年代イギリスにおけるサイクロトロンの開発過程2002

    • Author(s)
      日野川静枝
    • Journal Title

      科学史研究 No.222

      Pages: 65-75

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] On the Development Process Cyclotrons in GB 1930's2002

    • Author(s)
      Hinokawa, Shizue
    • Journal Title

      Kagakushi Kenkyu No.222

      Pages: 65-75

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Plutonium-Macmillan and Seaborg2001

    • Author(s)
      Okuyama, Shuhei
    • Journal Title

      Journal for Science and Technology 2月号

      Pages: 42-43

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] 大競争時代の物理学2000

    • Author(s)
      奥山修平
    • Journal Title

      ゑれきてる No.75

      Pages: 16-20

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Physics in the Age of Great Competition2000

    • Author(s)
      Okuyama, Shuhei
    • Journal Title

      Erekiteru No.75

      Pages: 16-20

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] 電子散乱の科学実験とその産業技術との連関1999

    • Author(s)
      兵藤友博
    • Journal Title

      物理学史 No11

      Pages: 2-10

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Scientific Experiments on Electron Scattering and their Industrial Backgraound1999

    • Author(s)
      Hyodo, Tomohiro
    • Journal Title

      The History of Physics Nol.11

      Pages: 2-10

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より

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Published: 2011-06-18  

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