History of Science and Technology
Hiroto Kono
| Name | Hiroto Kono | |
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| Department & group | Department of Science and Engineering, Division of History of Science and Technology | |
| Degree | B. Sc. (Physics); M. Sc. (Physics); M. A. (History of Science) | |
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Research Field
Research Contents
My Ph.D. project focuses on the development of the sciences of matter in Japan, especially on the history of Busseiron. Related to properties of matter, this research field emerged in the wartime isolated from the international community and later developed into a major sub-discipline at an intersection of physics and chemistry that has considered to be "unique" to Japan.
My master thesis analyzed the Japanese theoretical physicist Ryogo Kubo, whose name is widely associated with the linear response theory in statistical mechanics. Drawing from his unpublished manuscripts, I examined the trajectory of his learning and research in the wartime.
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I am a historian of science and technology at the National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo, as well as a Ph.D. candidate at Tokyo Institute of Technology (and formerly a visiting student researcher at UC Berkeley) studying history of physical sciences in Japan.
See more details on my webpage.