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Hideki Yukawa

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Japanese theoretical physicist (1907-1981)

Nobel Prize

  • The Nobel Prize in Physics1949

    “for his prediction of the existence of mesons on the basis of theoretical work on nuclear forces”

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Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Empire of Japan
Place of birth
Azabu
Place of death
Kyoto
Languages spoken
Japanese
Notable work
Yukawa interaction
Field of work
physics
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Yukawa.jpg
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name in kana
ゆかわ ひでき
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Hideki Yukawa
date of birth
1907-01-23
date of death
1981-09-08
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Hideki Yukawa
influenced by
Enrico Fermi
name in native language
湯川 秀樹
significant person
Shin'ichirō Tomonaga
ethnic group
Japanese people
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place of burial
Chion-in Temple
interested in
physics
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Encyclopedic overview

Hideki Yukawa (Japanese: 湯川 秀樹; né Ogawa; 23 January 1907 – 8 September 1981) was a Japanese theoretical physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1949 "for his prediction of the existence of mesons on the basis of theoretical work on nuclear forces."

Early life and education

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