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2003 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Analysis on the Structure of Science and Technology in Japanese Imperial Army

Research Project

Project/Area Number 13680006
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

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 InstitutionKanagawa University

Principal Investigator

TSUNEISHI Keiichi  Kanagawa University, School of Business Administration, Professor, 経営学部, 教授 (00039786)

Project Period (FY) 2001 – 2003
KeywordsMilitary Science / Military Technology / Biological Weapon / Chemical Weapon / Technology Transfer / Technology Adaptation / Chemical Industry
Research Abstract

The aim of this study is to analyze the structure of the research on science and technology in Japanese Army since 1921 to 1945. Main targets are research projects classified as military secret like biological weapon R&D and chemical weapon production. In this research project, efforts have been given to research materials concerning to BW and CW R&D programs.
In case of chemical weapon program, when the Army had developed the new technology or completed the effective way of production of some chemicals. those results were transferred to civilian factors, that is chemical firms. These processes were traced by official documents of the Army like secrete patent application forms. This technology transfer system was the ancestor of the Research Union formed by government and civil firms to do carry out the challenging research in the emerging field.
On Japanese BW activities, discovery of important research material, The Research by the Army Medical College, was done. The analysis of these repots is argent and essential for clarify Japanese BW project further.

  • Research Products

    (8 results)

All Other

All Publications (8 results)

  • [Publications] 常石敬一: "人体実験の731部隊から見た科学(者)のあり方"理大科学フォーラム. 20・1. 2-6 (2003)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Publications] 常石敬一: "科学と科学者の貴任"広領域教育. 52. 22-29 (2003)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Publications] 常石敬一: "毒ガス細菌兵器は実用化されたのか"諸君. 35・7. 199-203 (2003)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Publications] 常石敬一: "原爆投下は戦争犯罪ではないのか?"文芸春秋. 81・12. 316-317 (2003)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Publications] 常石敬一: "私が戦時科学史を研究する意味"科学史研究. 43. 53-55 (2004)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Publications] 常石敬一: "化学兵器犯罪"講談社. 277 (2003)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Publications] Tsuneishi Keiichi: "Why do research on science during war time?"Kagakushi Kenkyu (Journal of History of Science, Japan). 43(229). 53-55 (2004)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Publications] Tsuneishi Keiichi: "Chemical Weapon"Kodan-sha. (2003)

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

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Published: 2005-04-19  

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