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Kotaro Honda
Japanese scientist and inventor
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Born | ()February 23, Okazaki, Aichi, Japan |
Died | February 12, () (aged83) Tokyo, Japan |
Resting place | Okazaki, Aichi, Japan |
Nationality | Japanese |
Almamater | University of Tokyo |
Knownfor | KS steel |
Kotaro Honda (本多 光太郎, Honda Kōtarō), born on February 23, , in Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture – February 12, ) was a Japanese metallurgist and inventor.
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He invented KS steel (initials from Kichiei Sumitomo), which is a type of magnetic resistant steel that is three times more resistant than tungsten steel.[1] This material, which had oersteds magnetic resistance, was developed through rigorous basic research on steel and alloys.[2]
Honda was born in the town of Yahagi (part of modern Okazaki, Aichi and was a graduate of Tokyo Imperial University.
He was taught by the famous Japanese physicist Hantaro Nagaoka at the University of Tokyo.
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