Yoshiaki Arata
Japanese engineer (1924–2018)
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Yoshiaki Arata (荒田 吉明, Arata Yoshiaki; 22 May 1924[1][2] – 5 June 2018)[3][4][5] was a Japanese physicist. Arata was one of the pioneering researchers into nuclear fusion in Japan[5] and a former professor at Osaka University.[6] He was reported to be a strong nationalist, speaking only Japanese in public.[5] He received the Order of Culture in 2006.[7]
Born22 May 1924
Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Died5 June 2018 (aged 94)
AwardsOrder of Culture of Japan
FieldsCold fusion
Yoshiaki Arata | |
|---|---|
Yoshiaki Arata | |
| Born | 22 May 1924 Kyoto Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | 5 June 2018 (aged 94) |
| Awards | Order of Culture of Japan |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Cold fusion |
| Workplaces | Osaka University |
Arata started researching and publishing in the field of cold fusion around 1998, together with his colleague Yue Chang Zhang.[8]
Further reading
- Japan's "Cold fusion" Effort Produces Startling Claims of Bursts of Neutrons", Wall Street Journal, 4 December 1989
- "New life for cold fusion?" New Scientist, 9 December 1989, p. 19
- N. Wada and K. Nishizawa, "Nuclear fusion in solid", Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, 1989, 28:L2017
Publications
- Y. Arata and Y. C. Zhang. "Achievement of intense 'cold' fusion reaction," Proceedings of the Japanese Academy, series B, 1990. 66:l.
- Y.Arata. Patent Application US 2006/0153752 A
