Japan historical perspective

G. Deamaley, "Historical Perspective of Ion Implantation," in Proceedings 8th International Conference on Suface Modification of Metals by Ion Beams, Kanai wa, Japan, North-HoUard, Amsterdam. 

From a historical perspective, with the introduction of univariate control charts by Walter A. Shewhart [267] of Bell Labs, the statistical quality control (SQC) has become an essential element of quality assurance efforts in the manufacturing industry. It was W.E. Deming who championed Shew-hart s use of statistical measures for quality monitoring and established a series of quality management principles that resulted in substantial business improvements both in Japan and the U.S. [52]. 

Historical Development and Future Perspectives The Fischer-Tropsch process dates back to the early 1920s when Franz Fischer and Hans Tropsch demonstrated the conversion of synthesis gas into a mixture of higher hydrocarbons, with cobalt and iron as a catalyst [35, 36], Some 20 years earlier, Sabatier had already discovered the reaction from synthesis gas to methane catalyzed by nickel [37]. The FTS played an important role in the Second World War, as it supplied Germany and Japan with synthetic fuel. The plants used mainly cobalt catalysts supported on a silica support called kieselguhr and promoted by magnesia and thoria. 

Perspective of Solution Chemistry of Japan. The Historical Background and Recent Trends -... 

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