Essential Historical Materials for Science and Technology

Registration in fiscal year 2020

Registration
Number
Name (Model, etc.)
Registration
Category
Location
/ Year Manufactured
Number 286 【The world’s first low-pressure high-density polyethylene manufacturing equipment】
(1) Low-pressure HDPE polymerization vessel
(2) Raw material feed pump of an ethylene plant
(3) Powered piston from the No. 2 compressor at an ethylene plant
- The world’s first low-pressure polyethylene manufacturing equipment -
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Category 2
  • Kuga-gun Waki-cho, Yamaguchi
  • (1) 1958
    (2) 1958
    (3) 1962
Number 287 The ultra-thin air conditioner Kirigamine MS-22RJ
- Thin and space-saving -
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Category 1
  • Shizuoka-shi, Shizuoka
  • 1975
Number 288 TOPCON RE SUPER
- The first single-lens reflex camera to have a built-in TTL open aperture exposure meter -
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Category 1
  • Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
  • 1963
Number 289 Olympus OM-1
- The innovative camera system design that led to the miniaturization of the single-lens reflex camera -
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Category 1
  • Hachioji-shi, Tokyo
  • Unknown
    (Year first appeared 1972)
Number 290 MINOLTA 7000
- The trailblazing single-lens reflex camera with fully-fledged autofocus -
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Category 1
  • Hachioji-shi, Tokyo
  • 1985
Number 291 DONCAMATIC DA-20
- The first rhythm box on the Japanese market -
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Category 1
  • Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka
  • 1963
Number 292 Casiotone 201
- The electronic keyboard that expanded the world’s music-making population with its unique sound source technology and affordable price -
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Category 1
  • Setagaya-ku, Tokyo
  • 1980
Number 293 YOSHIDA Sarcoma YS-TC
- The world’s first introduction of cell biology into anti-cancer drug research -
PDF file download(199.8 KB)
Category 1
  • Sendai-shi, Miyagi
  • 1989
Number 294 MPEG2 Deoder LSI 「TC81201F」
- One of the most important components in DVD player development -
PDF file download(99.5 KB)
Category 1
  • Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa
  • 1996
Number 295 DVD Player「SD-3000」
- The monumental DVD player that marked the dawn of the DVD era -
PDF file download(93.6 KB)
Category 1
  • Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa
  • 1996
Number 296 DVD movie player DVD-A300
- One of the world’s first DVD players sold -
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Category 1
  • Kadoma-shi, Osaka
  • 1996
Number 297 MIDI 1.0 DETAILED SPECIFICATION
- The standard that unified the connections between electronic instruments and led to widespread use worldwide -
PDF file download(97.1 KB)
Category 1
  • Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
  • 1984
Number 298 Desk Top Music System DM-32N
- The software bundle that brought computer music production within the reach of hobbyists -
PDF file download(139.7 KB)
Category 1
  • Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka
  • 1988
Number 299 Spiral Quartz Wall Clock SPX-961
- The world’s first household quartz wall clock -
PDF file download(120.8 KB)
Category 1
  • Chuo-ku, Tokyo
  • 1968
Number 300 Pyramid Talk, The Talking Clcok DA571 (QEK101)
- The talking pyramid clock that took the world by storm -
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Category 1
  • Chuo-ku, Tokyo
  • 1984
Number 301 Ultra Thin Wall Clock Seiko Emblem HS301
- Ultra-thin, ultra-high-precision interior wall clock -
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Category 1
  • Chuo-ku, Tokyo
  • 1989