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Archives of Nuclear Fusion Research in Japan
Junji FUJITANational Institute for Fusion Science (NIFS)
The Graduate University for Advanced Studies
July 8, 2003/UCLA
Collaborators• Nisio, S., Uematsu, E, Kojima, E. (Nihon Univ.)
----- major in History of Science• Fujita, J. (NIFS, SOKENDAI, Prof. Emeritus), Kawakami, I. (Nihon
Univ. Professor Emeritus), Obayashi, H. (NIFS, Professor Emeritus), Namba, C. (NIFS), Sato K. N. (Kyushu Univ.), Sato, N. (Tohoku Univ. Professor Emeritus), Takeda, T. (The University of Electro-Communications), Terashima, Y. (Nagoya Univ. IPP, Professor Emeritus), +Wakatani, M. (Kyoto Univ.) ----- Nuclear Fusion, Plasma Physics
• Takaiwa, Y. (KEK, IPNS)----- High Energy Physics • Kimura, K. (Secretary) ------ Cross-cultural Study
+ passed away on January 9, 2003.
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Background-1
• Nuclear fusion research (NFR) initiated in 1950s. • NFR has been conducted at universities under Monbusho and
Japan Atomic Energy Research Inst. (JAERI), etc. under Science and Technology Agency (STA) in Japan.
• NFR is one of big projects: good example from the viewpoint of science history.
• Important historical documents tend to be scattered and lost away, especially in the case the institutions were reorganized.
• It is urgently necessary to furnish database for archives.• Collaborative works have been carried out at NIFS with some
publications.
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Background-2
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• Nagoya is a sister city to Los Angeles.• UCLA and IPP Nagoya Univ. carried out collaborative research
under academic exchange agreement.• US/Japan cooperation program has brought fruitful results in t
he activity of nuclear fusion research.• IPP Nagoya U, PPL Kyoto Univ. and Inst. for Fusion Theory of
Hiroshima Univ. have been reorganized to establish National Institute for Fusion Science (1989).
• Science and Technology Agency and Monbusho have been reorganized to be MEXT(Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) (2001).
Reorganization of MOE and STA
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Objectives• 温故知新 (wen gu zhi xin)/Confucius (Kongzi, 孔
子 ); By exploring the old, one becomes able to understand the new)
• Explore documents and records of meetings and committees which are stored in NIFS.
• Provide database of these records for archives so that any scientists can access for retrieval.
• Circulate these database through INTERNET.• Furnish the database through interviews with key p
ersons (oral history technique).
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NIFS Nuclear Fusion Database
• Database management software: FileMaker Pro (personal computer-based operation).
• The number of records: approximately 10,000.
• Each record has its own ID, and is stored in an envelope: 033-13, for example.
• Several records are kept in a cardboard box; each box has its own box number: B033.
• The number of boxes: approximately 300.• In future, planned to be stored in NIFS library
in order to release to the public.
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Nuclear Fusion Archives Database-1
No. Item Description
1 Date registered Date the material is registered in the database
2 Date checked Date the material in the box is identified
3 ID number 5-digit number for each item; first three figures for the box-number and the rest for item identification
4 Date arranged Date the material is put in the box
5 Document source Person who offered the material
6 Title of the document As remained on original material
7 Subtitle As necessary
8 Year 19xx , 19xx 〜 19xx
9 Brief description of the contents
Materials in detail
10 Author or organization Document writer , letter sender, publisher
11 Date of issue Date the material is issued, written
12 Appearance or form Book, pamphlet, envelope, file, notebook, album
13 Box number Box number in three figures: Bxxx
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No. Item Description
14 Reference ID No. As necessary
15 Keyword 1Organization
Author, publisher
16 Keyword 2Classification
Scientific paper, meeting record, comment, news comment, letter, proposal, recommendation
17 Keyword 3Committee
Name of committee, conference, study group
18 Keyword 4Field or purpose
Research system, international collaboration, education, administration
19 Keyword 5Research field
Plasma physics, reactor engineering, heating etc.
20 Keyword 6Other information
As necessary
21 Remarks
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Nuclear Fusion Archives Database-2
Some features of the database
• Sources are localized, highly dependent on the contribution from individuals.
• Temporal fluctuations are observed, coincident with establishment of institutions or initiation of big projects.
• Decrease in the number of very recent records.
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Record source distribution
Document ContributorsNIFS NUCLEAR FUSION ARCHIVES DATABASE
INTERNET0.5%
SEKIGUCHI20.4%
HUSIMI19.2%
HAYAKAWA6.9%IPP STAFF MEMBERS
15.1%
IPP OFFICE7.4%
OTHERS30.5%
関口
伏見
早川
旧P研職員
旧P研事務・他
提供者不詳
インターネット
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Number of Records/year
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
1945 1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000
year
num
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reco
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IPP Nagoya Univ.
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NIFS
• Prof. Sekiguchi, T. was invited to deliver a talk on “The historical review of the early days on nuclear fusion research in Japanese universities” at Informal colloquiums. [8, 9]
• Prof. Shafranov, V. D. was also invited to deliver a talk with a title of "First Period of Fusion History in Kurchatov Institute." [7]
Interviews
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Chronological Table
• A table has been edited to include dates of events, meetings, committees, period of projects, etc. at IPP.
• The work is being extended further to cover those at other institutions in Japan.
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1) To complement the archives by collecting systematically more materials in a nation-wide scale.
2) To further extend the activities by interviewing scientists to record their recollections and commentaries.
3) To find appropriate location for depository as well as inspection of archival materials.
4) To establish the archiving system with permanent staff and archivists.
Problems
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Publications-1(in English)
[1] “Archival Studies on the Nuclear Fusion Research at Universities in Japan” Nisio, S. et al., Annual Report April 1999-March 2000, p. 379.
[2] “Archival Studies on the Nuclear Fusion Research at Universities in Japan” Nisio, S. et al., Annual Report April 2000-March 2001, p. 397.
[3] “Archival Studies on the Committees for Nuclear Fusion Research at the Science Council in Japan” Terashima, Y., et al., Annual Report April 2000-March 2001, p. 398.
[4] “Plan A and the Establishment of the Institute of Plasma Physics” Uematsu, E., et al., Annual Report April 2000-March 2001, p. 399.
[5] “Archival Studies on the Nuclear Fusion Research at Universities in Japan” Nisio, S. et al., Annual Report April 2001-March 2002, p. 385.
[6] “History of Nuclear Fusion Research in Japan” Uematsu, E., Takeda, T., Nisio, S., Historia Scientiarum 2nd Series, Vol. 10, No. 1 (2000), p.16.
[7] “First Period of Fusion History in Kurchatov Institute” Shafranov, V.D. Seminar in NIFS, Dec. 2000.
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Publications-2 (in Japanese)
[8] NIFS-MEMO-33 “An Archival Study on the Fusion Researches in Japan from 1965 to 1986---An Interview with Sekiguchi Tadashi” Dec.2001.
[9] NIFS-MEMO-40 “An Archival Study on the Fusion Researches in Japan Later Half of 1980’s---An Interview with Sekiguchi Tadashi, Professor Emeritus at The University of Tokyo” May 2003.
[10] Archival studies on the nuclear fusion research at universities in Japan, Fujita, J., Kimura, K., Namba, C., Obayashi, H., Terashima, Y., The 56th Annual Meeting of the Physical Society of Japan, March 2001.
[11] On the discussions of the Committees for Nuclear Fusion Research at JSC, Terashima, Y., Obayashi, H., Kimura, K. The 56th Annual Meeting of the Physical Society of Japan, March 2001.
[12] History of Establishing the Institute of Plasma Physics at Nagoya University, Uematsu, E., Nisio, S., Takaiwa, Y., Takeda, T., The 57th Annual Meeting of the Physical Society of Japan, March 2002.
[13] Archival studies on the nuclear fusion research at universities in Japan II, Fujita, J., Kimura, K., Namba, C., Obayashi, H., Terashima, Y., The 58th Annual Meeting of the Physical Society of Japan, March 2003.
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