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Kōtarō Honda

Japanese physicist and metallurgist (1870-1954) · Japan · Scientists · Died at 83

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Kotaro Honda , born on February 23, 1870, in Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture - February 12, 1954) was a Japanese metallurgist and inventor. He invented KS steel, which is a type of magnetic resistant steel that is three times more resistant than tungsten steel.

A life in dates

1954Died12 February 19541951Person of Cultural MeritAward1937Order of CultureAward1931Elliott Cresson MedalAward1870Born23 February 1870

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Person of Cultural Merit1951
Order of Culture1937
Elliott Cresson Medal1931
Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class

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Kotaro Honda , born on February 23, 1870, in Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture - February 12, 1954) was a Japanese metallurgist and inventor. He invented KS steel, which is a type of magnetic resistant steel that is three times more resistant than tungsten steel. This material, which had 250 oersteds magnetic resistance, was developed through rigorous basic research on steel and alloys.

Country
Japan
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1870 to 1954 · aged 83

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