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Interest in technical challenges drew some scientists into war effort
Physicists working on research for the Imperial Japanese Navy, including Hideki Yukawa, fourth from right in front row, and Sin-Itiro Tomonaga, third from right. (Courtesy of Masami Shinma of the Shimada Association for Modern Heritage)
SHINICHI AOKI
August 15, 2026 07:06 JST
TOKYO — In an era when basic science has become ever harder to untangle from research with military applications, the work of future Nobel Prize-winning scientists mobilized by Japan during World War II may have lessons to offer.
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