ABSTRACT

There is virtually nothing - until the arrival of this study - addressing the significance of the enormous contributions in science and technology towards the realization of Japan's 'economic miracle' during the occupation period. Describes the Scientific and Technical Division of McArthur's GHQ.

chapter 3|20 pages

First Steps

chapter 4|29 pages

Down to Work

chapter 5|13 pages

Atomic Energy Controls

chapter 6|15 pages

The First Full Year of the Occupation

chapter 8|36 pages

Striving for Democracy in Science

chapter 9|21 pages

The Two National Academy Missions

chapter 10|30 pages

Controls versus Assistance

chapter 11|24 pages

Standards and Quality Control

chapter 12|36 pages

Technology and the Economy

chapter 13|21 pages

The End of the Story

chapter 14|38 pages

Five Decades Later