Historical Analysis of dual use technology on Japanese electrical technology during Occupation

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26350369
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Sociology/History of science and technology
• Research Institution: Tokyo National College of Technology
• Principal Investigator: KAWAMURA Yutaka 東京工業高等専門学校, 一般教育科, 教授 (10369944)
• Research Collaborator: SHINMA Masami
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 戦時科学史 / 軍事研究 / エレクトロニクス史

Outline of Final Research Achievements

I researched about the extensional meaning of dual-use science-technology through Research Promotion Program for Military Security Technology which began from 2015.And I pointed out the Path Dependence Problem on military research which could influenced effectively to civilian research and development through analyzing about wartime science-technology policy in Japan.
After the end of the world war II, many military engineers tried to convert from their military related technology to civilian use. I researched the conversion process of Japanese naval electronics weapons, and showed “the condition theory”. And I pointed out that dual-use science-technology have both an by engineering side and a by application side.

Free Research Field

科学史