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Survey Reports on the Systemization of Technologies
International Symposium on the History of Industrial Technology1/2 2001
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International Symposium on the History of Industrial Technology1/2; 2001,

February 2001

  • Keynote Speech
    The Preservation of 20th Century Industrial Heritage
    Akihiko Kawaguchi(Director , The University Museum , The University of Tokyo)

  • Keynote Report
    The Function and Role of the National Center for the History of Technology
    Keiichi Shimizu(Chief Curator, National Science Museum)

  • Presentation
    On the Idea of a Kita-Kyushu Industrial Museum
    kouichi Sueyoshi(Mayor,Kitakyushu City)

  • Special Remarks
    Towards the Creation of a New Field: Technology Innovation Studies
    Hiroyuki Yoshikawa(President,The University of the Air)

  • Keynote Speech
    Artifacts'R'Us: Some Ruminations on Industrial History and Museums Stephen H. Cutcliffe (Director, STS Program,Lehigh University)

  • Presentation
    The Arrow or The Matrix: The Social and Cultural Construction Of Technology
    Gregory K. Clancey(Assistant Proffesor, The National University of Singapore)

  • Panel Discussion
    Research at an Industrial Museum: Using the Historical Experience of Technology Development as a Comtemporary Resource

  • Panel Discussion
    Research at an Industrial Museum: Using the Historical Experience of Technology Development as a Contemporary Resource

  • Coordinator: Motoyuki Suzuki (Vice Director, The United Nations University)

    Panelist: Stephen H. Cutcliffe/
    Gregory K. Clancey/
    Azusa Tomiura ( Executive Adviser, Nippon Steel Corporation)/
    Naomasa Nakajima (Professor, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo)

International Symposium on the History of Industrial Technology2/2 2001.2
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International Symposium on the History of Industrial Technology2/2; 2001.2,

February 2001

  • Keynote Speech
    The Preservation of 20th Century Industrial Heritage
    Akihiko Kawaguchi(Director , The University Museum , The University of Tokyo)

  • Keynote Report
    The Function and Role of the National Center for the History of Technology
    Keiichi Shimizu(Chief Curator, National Science Museum)

  • Presentation
    On the Idea of a Kita-Kyushu Industrial Museum
    kouichi Sueyoshi(Mayor,Kitakyushu City)

  • Special Remarks
    Towards the Creation of a New Field: Technology Innovation Studies
    Hiroyuki Yoshikawa(President,The University of the Air)

  • Keynote Speech
    Artifacts'R'Us: Some Ruminations on Industrial History and Museums Stephen H. Cutcliffe (Director, STS Program,Lehigh University)

  • Presentation
    The Arrow or The Matrix: The Social and Cultural Construction Of Technology
    Gregory K. Clancey(Assistant Proffesor, The National University of Singapore)

  • Panel Discussion
    Research at an Industrial Museum: Using the Historical Experience of Technology Development as a Comtemporary Resource

  • Panel Discussion
    Research at an Industrial Museum: Using the Historical Experience of Technology Development as a Contemporary Resource

  • Coordinator: Motoyuki Suzuki (Vice Director, The United Nations University)

    Panelist: Stephen H. Cutcliffe/
    Gregory K. Clancey/
    Azusa Tomiura ( Executive Adviser, Nippon Steel Corporation)/
    Naomasa Nakajima (Professor, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo)

Survey Reports on the Systemization of Technologies

Survey Reports on the Systemization of Technologies,

June 2001

  • Feature: Technological Development Materials 1: VCRs
    (Round table discussion: Sharp / Sony / Matsushita Electric)

  • Feature: Technological Development Materials 2: VCRs
    (Toshiba / NEC / Hitachi)

  • Feature: Technological Development Materials 3: VCRs
    (NHK / Victor JVC / Hitachi Kokusai Electric / TDK / Hitachi Maxell / Fuji Photo Film)

International Symposium of the History of Industrial Technology1/4 2002
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International Symposium of the History of Industrial Technology1/4; 2002,

February 2002

  • Keynote Remarks
    Munich Way of Research in the History of Technology
    Helmuth Trischler (Deutsches Museum, Director of Research of the Deutsches Museum, Munich/Head of the Munich Center for the History of Science and Technology)

  • Keynote Report
    The Aim of the National Center for History of Industrial Technology
    Keiichi Shimizu(Chief Curator, The National Science Museum)

  • Keynote Remarks
    Smithsonian's New Challenge and Its Prospect
    Steven Lubar(Chair,Division of the History of Technology, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution)

  • Keynote Report
    What is Expected from the Conception of Affiliate Museums
    Seizo Miyata (President,Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology)

  • Special Remarks
    Technological Innovation to Study at the National Center
    Hiroyuki Yoshikawa (Board of Trustees,National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology)

  • Panel Discussion
    The Social Role of the National Center
    Coordinator: Motoyuki Suzuki(Vice Rector, The United Nations University)
    Panelist:Steven Lubar(Smithsonian National Museum of American History)
    Helmuth Trischler(Deutsches Museum)
    Seizo Miyata(President,Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology)
    Seishi Koizumi(Journalist),

International Symposium of the History of Industrial Technology2/4 2002
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International Symposium of the History of Industrial Technology2/4; 2002,

February 2002

  • Keynote Remarks
    Munich Way of Research in the History of Technology
    Helmuth Trischler (Deutsches Museum, Director of Research of the Deutsches Museum, Munich/Head of the Munich Center for the History of Science and Technology)

  • Keynote Report
    The Aim of the National Center for History of Industrial Technology
    Keiichi Shimizu(Chief Curator, The National Science Museum)

  • Keynote Remarks
    Smithsonian's New Challenge and Its Prospect
    Steven Lubar(Chair,Division of the History of Technology, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution)

  • Keynote Report
    What is Expected from the Conception of Affiliate Museums
    Seizo Miyata (President,Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology)

  • Special Remarks
    Technological Innovation to Study at the National Center
    Hiroyuki Yoshikawa (Board of Trustees,National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology)

  • Panel Discussion
    The Social Role of the National Center
    Coordinator: Motoyuki Suzuki(Vice Rector, The United Nations University)
    Panelist:Steven Lubar(Smithsonian National Museum of American History)
    Helmuth Trischler(Deutsches Museum)
    Seizo Miyata(President,Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology)
    Seishi Koizumi(Journalist),

International Symposium of the History of Industrial Technology3/4 2002
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International Symposium of the History of Industrial Technology3/4; 2002,

February 2002

  • Keynote Remarks
    Munich Way of Research in the History of Technology
    Helmuth Trischler (Deutsches Museum, Director of Research of the Deutsches Museum, Munich/Head of the Munich Center for the History of Science and Technology)

  • Keynote Report
    The Aim of the National Center for History of Industrial Technology
    Keiichi Shimizu(Chief Curator, The National Science Museum)

  • Keynote Remarks
    Smithsonian's New Challenge and Its Prospect
    Steven Lubar(Chair,Division of the History of Technology, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution)

  • Keynote Report
    What is Expected from the Conception of Affiliate Museums
    Seizo Miyata (President,Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology)

  • Special Remarks
    Technological Innovation to Study at the National Center
    Hiroyuki Yoshikawa (Board of Trustees,National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology)

  • Panel Discussion
    The Social Role of the National Center
    Coordinator: Motoyuki Suzuki(Vice Rector, The United Nations University)
    Panelist:Steven Lubar(Smithsonian National Museum of American History)
    Helmuth Trischler(Deutsches Museum)
    Seizo Miyata(President,Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology)
    Seishi Koizumi(Journalist),

International Symposium of the History of Industrial Technology4/4 2002
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International Symposium of the History of Industrial Technology4/4; 2002,

February 2002

  • Keynote Remarks
    Munich Way of Research in the History of Technology
    Helmuth Trischler (Deutsches Museum, Director of Research of the Deutsches Museum, Munich/Head of the Munich Center for the History of Science and Technology)

  • Keynote Report
    The Aim of the National Center for History of Industrial Technology
    Keiichi Shimizu(Chief Curator, The National Science Museum)

  • Keynote Remarks
    Smithsonian's New Challenge and Its Prospect
    Steven Lubar(Chair,Division of the History of Technology, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution)

  • Keynote Report
    What is Expected from the Conception of Affiliate Museums
    Seizo Miyata (President,Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology)

  • Special Remarks
    Technological Innovation to Study at the National Center
    Hiroyuki Yoshikawa (Board of Trustees,National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology)

  • Panel Discussion
    The Social Role of the National Center
    Coordinator: Motoyuki Suzuki(Vice Rector, The United Nations University)
    Panelist:Steven Lubar(Smithsonian National Museum of American History)
    Helmuth Trischler(Deutsches Museum)
    Seizo Miyata(President,Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology)
    Seishi Koizumi(Journalist),

Survey Reports on the Systemization of Technologies

Survey Reports on the Systemization of Technologies,

December 2002

  • Feature: Polyvinyl Chloride Technology Historical Materials. Statements by Developers and Related Materials
    Masaki Miyamoto

Survey Reports on the Systemization of Technologies Joint research edition, No. 1
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Survey Reports on the Systemization of Technologies; Joint research edition, No. 1,

March 2007

Survey Reports on the Systemization of Technologies Joint research edition, No. 2
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Survey Reports on the Systemization of Technologies; Joint research edition, No. 2,

March 2008

Survey Reports on the Systemization of Technologies Joint research edition, No. 3
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Survey Reports on the Systemization of Technologies; Joint research edition, No. 3,

March 2009

Survey Reports on the Systemization of Technologies Joint research edition, No. 4
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Survey Reports on the Systemization of Technologies; Joint research edition, No. 4,

March 2011

Survey Reports on the Systemization of Technologies Joint research edition, No. 5
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Survey Reports on the Systemization of Technologies; Joint research edition, No. 5,

March 2012

Survey Reports on the Systemization of Technologies Joint research edition, No. 6
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Survey Reports on the Systemization of Technologies; Joint research edition, No. 6,

March 2013

Survey Reports on the Systemization of Technologies  Joint research edition, No.7
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Survey Reports on the Systemization of Technologies ; Joint research edition, No.7,

March 2014

Survey Reports on the Systemization of Technologies Joint research edition, No.8
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Survey Reports on the Systemization of Technologies; Joint research edition, No.8,

March 2015

Survey Reports on the Systemization of Technologies  Joint research edition, No.9
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Survey Reports on the Systemization of Technologies ; Joint research edition, No.9,

March 2016

Survey Reports on the Systemization of Technologies  Joint research edition, No.10
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Survey Reports on the Systemization of Technologies ; Joint research edition, No.10,

March 2017

Survey Reports on the Systemization of Technologies Joint research edition, No.11
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Survey Reports on the Systemization of Technologies; Joint research edition, No.11,

March 2018

Survey Reports on the Systemization of Technologies Joint research edition, No.12
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Survey Reports on the Systemization of Technologies; Joint research edition, No.12,

March 2019

Survey Reports on the Systemization of Technologies No.28
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Survey Reports on the Systemization of Technologies; No.28,

June 2019

Survey Reports on the Systemization of Technologies No.27
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Survey Reports on the Systemization of Technologies; No.27,

June 2019

Survey Reports on the Systemization of Technologies Joint research edition, No.13
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Survey Reports on the Systemization of Technologies; Joint research edition, No.13,

March 2020