Yoshiaki Arata
Yoshiaki Arata
Born(1924-05-22)22 May 1924
Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Died5 June 2018(2018-06-05) (aged 94)
NationalityJapanese
AwardsOrder of Culture of Japan
Scientific career
FieldsCold fusion
InstitutionsOsaka University

Yoshiaki Arata (荒田 吉明, Arata Yoshiaki, 22 May 1924[1][2] – 5 June 2018)[3][4][5] was a Japanese physicist. Arata was one of the pioneering researchers into nuclear fusion in Japan[5] and a former professor at Osaka University.[6] He was reported to be a strong nationalist, speaking only Japanese in public.[5] He received the Order of Culture in 2006.[7]

Arata started researching and publishing in the field of cold fusion around 1998, together with his colleague Yue Chang Zhang.[8]

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  1. ^ "サービス終了のお知らせ".
  2. ^ "5月22日生まれの性格・相性・有名人・誕生石・誕生花｜365日誕生日占い".
  3. ^ "訃報：荒田吉明さん９４歳＝大阪大名誉教授 | 毎日新聞".
  4. ^ "荒田吉明氏が死去 大阪大名誉教授". 6 June 2018.
  5. ^ a b c "La rivincita del Samurai" (in Italian). Il Sole 24 Ore. 22 May 2008.
  6. ^ Ludovica Manusardi Carlesi (22 May 2008). "Nucleare, la fusione fredda funziona" (in Italian). Il Sole 24 Ore.
  7. ^ Arata receives award from Emperor of Japan
  8. ^ "Cold fusion success in Japan gets warm reception in India". Thaindian News. 27 May 2008.


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