Article ID: CBB001034734

World War I, International Participation and Reorganisation of the Japanese Chemical Community (2011)

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Kikuchi, Yoshiyuki (Author)


Ambix: Journal of the Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry
Volume: 58
Pages: 136--149


Publication Date: 2011
Edition Details: Part of a symposium “Chemistry in the Aftermath of World Wars”
Language: English

What kind of "war" did Japanese chemists fight during World War I, and what impact did their experiences have on Japanese chemistry in its aftermath? By focusing on the role of Jo ¯ji Sakurai (1858–1939), this paper attempts to answer these questions by looking at the drastic changes in the international relationships of the Japanese chemical community caused by the war. It examines how the Japanese National Research Council was established in 1920 as part of the International Research Council, a product of the reconfiguration of international scientific powers triggered by World War I. This paper argues that Sakurai advocated the establishment of the National Research Council after the American model of wartime mobilisation of science, coordinated fractured Japanese chemical communities for international functions, and facilitated Japan's participation and increased influence in international scientific associations such as the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, established in 1919.

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Authors & Contributors
Thiel, Jens
Johnson, Jeffrey Allan
Fangerau, Heiner
Berg, Matthias
Stawiska, Małgorzata
Domoradzki, Stanisław
Concepts
Science and war; science and the military
World War I
Chemistry
Societies; institutions; academies
International cooperation
Chemical warfare
Time Periods
20th century, early
19th century
Places
Germany
Japan
France
United States
Kyoto (Japan)
Spain
Institutions
Istanbul Darülfünunu
International Research Council
International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
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