A snapshot from the history of cosmic ray research: a Japanese scientist view

TL;DR

This paper provides a historical overview of cosmic ray research from a Japanese scientist's perspective, highlighting key developments over the past century.

Contribution

It offers a summarized history of cosmic ray research based on a Japanese publication, presenting insights from an international conference.

Findings

Historical milestones in cosmic ray research

Japanese contributions to cosmic ray studies

Contextual overview of research evolution

Abstract

This short note describes the history of cosmic ray research. A part of this document was presented orally at the international conference of CRIS 2010 held in Catania, Italy. The document is written being based on the English translation of a Japanese article entitled "One Hundred Years of Research on Cosmic Rays". The document was published in 2008 by the Japan Astronomy Society as a series of books on "Modern Astronomy" (Volume 17).